The year 2009 features a range of eclipses, starting with an annular solar eclipse on January 26. This particular eclipse is visible from an area that covers the Indian Ocean and western Indonesia.
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Where the Eclipse Was Seen
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Path of the Eclipse Shadow
Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: South/East Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
The eclipse's path
The eclipse can be seen in the southern third of Africa, Madagascar, many parts of Australia (except Tasmania), south-east India, and south-east Asia and Indonesia.
According to Harrington (1997), the cities of Kotabumi and Telukbetung in Indonesia experience more than six minutes of annularity while Krakatoa (or Krakatau), which is closer to the shadow’s edge, experiences less than five minutes of annularity. The town of Sampit, in Indonesia’s central Kalimantan province, and Samarinda, the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan, witness a lopsided ring-of-fire sunset eclipse as they are located near the southern extreme of annularity.
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Eclipse Shadow Path
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When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline
The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 65.8 seconds.
| Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Tokyo* |
|---|---|---|
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | 1月26日 (月)4時56分36秒 | 1月26日 (月)13時56分36秒 |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | 1月26日 (月)6時02分41秒 | 1月26日 (月)15時02分41秒 |
| Maximum Eclipse | 1月26日 (月)7時58分37秒 | 1月26日 (月)16時58分37秒 |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | 1月26日 (月)9時54分40秒 | 1月26日 (月)18時54分40秒 |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | 1月26日 (月)11時00分40秒 | 1月26日 (月)20時00分40秒 |
* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Tokyo.
Upcoming eclipses visible in Tokyo
Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on 2010年1月15日 (金)
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
| Country | Type | Start of Eclipse | End of Eclipse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 14時25分 CCT | 17時12分 CCT | |
| Indonesia | 15時16分 WIB | 17時59分 WIB | |
| Malaysia | 16時29分 MYT | 19時00分 MYT | |
| Angola | 6時05分 WAT | 9時13分 CAT | |
| Antarctica | 18時59分 NZDT | 14時24分 MAWT | |
| Australia | 16時56分 AWDT | 19時26分 AWDT | |
| Bangladesh | 15時16分 BST | 16時42分 BST | |
| Bhutan | 15時22分 IST | 15時42分 IST | |
| Botswana | 7時00分 SAST | 9時41分 SAST | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 13時30分 IOT | 16時27分 IOT | |
| Brunei | 16時40分 MYT | 18時33分 MYT | |
| Cambodia | 15時46分 ICT | 18時00分 ICT | |
| China | 17時01分 CST | 18時51分 CST | |
| Christmas Island | 15時11分 CXT | 17時44分 CXT | |
| Comoros | 9時23分 EAT | 11時11分 EAT | |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 6時38分 WAT | 9時07分 CAT | |
| East Timor | 16時32分 WITA | 18時12分 WITA | |
| Eswatini | 7時08分 SAST | 9時58分 SAST | |
| French Southern Territories | 10時29分 TFT | 14時38分 TFT | |
| Hong Kong | 17時07分 HKT | 18時09分 HKT | |
| India | 14時04分 IST | 16時28分 IST | |
| Japan | 18時06分 JST | 18時28分 JST | |
| Laos | 15時53分 ICT | 17時56分 ICT | |
| Lesotho | 7時03分 SAST | 9時54分 SAST | |
| Macau | 17時07分 CST | 18時10分 CST | |
| Madagascar | 8時29分 EAT | 12時00分 EAT | |
| Malawi | 7時35分 CAT | 9時45分 CAT | |
| Maldives | 13時00分 MVT | 15時31分 MVT | |
| Mauritius | 11時09分 | 14時52分 | |
| Mayotte | 9時21分 EAT | 11時19分 EAT | |
| Micronesia | 18時48分 CHUT | 18時48分 CHUT | |
| Mozambique | 7時09分 SAST | 10時05分 CAT | |
| Myanmar | 15時13分 MMT | 17時29分 MMT | |
| Namibia | 6時57分 CAT | 9時32分 SAST | |
| Palau | 17時44分 | 18時26分 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 18時38分 PGT | 18時03分 WIT | |
| Philippines | 16時43分 | 18時17分 | |
| Reunion | 10時02分 RET | 13時26分 RET | |
| Saint Helena | 5時40分 GMT | 7時18分 GMT | |
| Seychelles | 10時57分 SCT | 13時21分 SCT | |
| Singapore | 16時29分 SGT | 18時57分 SGT | |
| South Africa | 6時57分 SAST | 10時18分 SAST | |
| South Georgia/Sandwich Is. | 3時44分 GST | 5時23分 GST | |
| Sri Lanka | 13時58分 IST | 16時15分 IST | |
| Taiwan | 17時04分 CST | 17時47分 CST | |
| Tanzania | 8時12分 CAT | 9時21分 CAT | |
| Thailand | 15時36分 ICT | 18時00分 ICT | |
| Vietnam | 15時43分 ICT | 18時00分 ICT | |
| Zambia | 7時15分 CAT | 9時22分 CAT | |
| Zimbabwe | 7時12分 CAT | 9時48分 CAT |
All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)
How Many People Can See This Eclipse?
| Number of People Seeing... | Number of People* | Fraction of World Population |
|---|---|---|
| Any part of the eclipse | 2,000,000,000 | 29.05% |
| At least 10% partial | 933,000,000 | 13.53% |
| At least 20% partial | 677,000,000 | 9.83% |
| At least 30% partial | 480,000,000 | 6.96% |
| At least 40% partial | 403,000,000 | 5.85% |
| At least 50% partial | 338,000,000 | 4.90% |
| At least 60% partial | 258,000,000 | 3.75% |
| At least 70% partial | 202,000,000 | 2.94% |
| At least 80% partial | 92,100,000 | 1.34% |
| Totality or annularity | 15,800,000 | 0.23% |
* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.
An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 2009年2月9日月曜日 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse