Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm by globalturbo
On April 20, the Moon will pass directly in front of the Sun, producing a rare hybrid solar eclipse. The solar eclipse will be visible in Australia, Timor-Leste and Indonesia (West Papua and Papua) on April 20, 2023. At the same time, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in southeast Asia, East Indies, Australia, Philippines and New Zealand. The partial eclipse begins at 1:34 UTC and ends at 6:59 UTC. The central (hybrid) eclipse begins at 2:37 UTC and ends at 5:56 UTC. Greatest eclipse takes place off the coast of Timor at 4:16:47 UTC with 1 minute and 16 seconds of totality. Duration of the hybrid eclipse is 199 minutes. What is a hybrid eclipse? A total and annular combined. A hybrid eclipse is a type of solar eclipse that looks like an annular solar eclipse or a total solar eclipse, depending on the observer’s location along the central eclipse path. The last hybrid eclipse occurred on Nov. 3, 2013, and the next hybrid solar eclipse will occur in November 2031. The next time Earthly skywatchers will get to see a hybrid eclipse is on March 23, 2164! Thanks for watching!
