Total solar eclipse on Dec. 14
The second and final solar eclipse of 2020 will be a total solar eclipse over South America on Dec. 14. This total eclipse will be visible from Chile and Argentina in the afternoon, and skywatchers can witness up to 2 minutes and 10 seconds of daytime darkness as the moon blocks the sun.
A partial eclipse will be visible from much of South America and a few countries in the southwest corner of Africa, including Namibia, Angola, Botswana and South Africa.
it will take only 97 minutes for the path of the eclipse to cross the South American continent.
The path of totality, where skywatchers can see the moon completely block the sun from view, begins in the Pacific Ocean, makes landfall on the west coast of Chile, crosses Argentina and ends in the South Atlantic Ocean.
When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.
Event | UTC Time | Time in Lahore* |
First location to see the partial eclipse begin | 14 Dec, 13:33:55 | 14 Dec, 18:33:55 |
First location to see the full eclipse begin | 14 Dec, 14:32:34 | 14 Dec, 19:32:34 |
Maximum Eclipse | 14 Dec, 16:13:28 | 14 Dec, 21:13:28 |
Last location to see the full eclipse end | 14 Dec, 17:54:18 | 14 Dec, 22:54:18 |
Last location to see the partial eclipse end | 14 Dec, 18:53:03 | 14 Dec, 23:53:03 |
* 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.
Source: time and date
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