Solar eclipses visible from Australia are relatively common. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. The shadows of solar eclipses often cross the Australian continent due to its large area of over 7.6 million square kilometers. However a view of totality from the continent is rare, with totality occurring over the Australian continent only five times during the 20th century CE, although it will occur more frequently, eleven times, during the 21st century CE.
Succession
editTable of previous and next eclipses visible from all states and the Northern Territory; dates sourced from Time and Date AS.[1]
Total and annular eclipses
editTotal eclipses
editTotal solar eclipses visible on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.
4 March 1802 | 16 August 1822 | 7 August 1831 | 9 November 1836 | 15 April 1845 |
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5 April 1856 | 25 March 1857 | 12 December 1871 | 9 May 1910 | 28 April 1911 |
21 September 1922 | 20 June 1974 | 23 October 1976 | 4 December 2002 | 13 November 2012 |
20 April 2023 | 22 July 2028 | 25 November 2030 | 13 July 2037 | 26 December 2038 |
31 May 2068 | 22 May 2077 | 27 January 2093 | ||
Annular eclipses
editAnnular solar eclipses visible on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.
10 December 1806 | 6 June 1807 | 20 October 1846 | 1 February 1851 | 11 January 1861 |
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18 June 1871 | 2 February 1878 | 22 November 1900 | 6 March 1905 | 14 February 1915 |
30 July 1916 | 7 March 1932 | 21 August 1933 | 13 December 1936 | 14 January 1945 |
8 April 1959 | 4 February 1981 | 16 February 1999 | 10 May 2013 | 9 March 2035 |
14 October 2042 | 22 September 2052 | 10 April 2089 | 15 November 2096 | 10 March 2100 |
Partial eclipses
editSolar eclipses visible partially on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.
1801–1850
edit21 February 1803 | 21 December 1805 | 9 October 1809 | 4 April 1810 | 13 March 1812 |
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17 July 1814 | 27 May 1816 | 16 May 1817 | 9 November 1817 | 4 March 1821 |
1 January 1824 | 9 October 1828 | 3 April 1829 | 1 February 1832 | 20 January 1833 |
27 August 1840 | 16 August 1841 | 8 July 1842 | 16 June 1844 | 30 October 1845 |
18 August 1849 | 12 February 1850 | |||
1851–1900
edit21 January 1852 | 20 November 1854 | 9 November 1855 | 8 July 1861 | 27 June 1862 |
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11 November 1863 | 6 May 1864 | 15 April 1866 | 18 August 1868 | 28 June 1870 |
6 April 1875 | 17 September 1876 | 11 January 1880 | 10 November 1882 | 6 May 1883 |
8 September 1885 | 5 March 1886 | 22 February 1887 | 12 December 1890 | 29 September 1894 |
18 September 1895 | 1 February 1897 | |||
1901–1950
edit1951–2000
edit2001–2049
edit2051–2100
editEclipses visible from capital cities
editTotal and annual eclipses visible in each capital city, 1800-2100.
Canberra
edit- Solar eclipse of October 14, 2042 (annular)
Melbourne
edit- Solar eclipse of July 30, 1916 (annular)
- Solar eclipse of October 23, 1976 (total)
- Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030 (total)[2]
Brisbane
edit- Solar eclipse of August 7, 1831 (total)
- Solar eclipse of July 13, 2037 (total)
- Solar eclipse of January 27, 2093 (total)
Sydney
edit- Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028 (total)
- Solar eclipse of April 10, 2089 (annular)
Adelaide
edit- Solar eclipse of March 4, 1802 (total)
- Solar eclipse of July 30, 1916 (annular)
Perth
edit- Solar eclipse of April 8, 1959 (annular)
- Solar eclipse of May 31, 2068 (total)
Hobart
edit- Solar eclipse of May 9, 1910 (total)
- Solar eclipse of July 30, 1916 (annular)
- Solar eclipse of February 4, 1981 (annular)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Solar and Lunar Eclipses in Australia". timeanddate.com. Time and Date AS. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Eclipses visible in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Time and Date.
External links
edit- Solar and Lunar Eclipses in Australia – Next 10 Years, by Time and Date AS
- Solar Eclipses in Australia 2000–2040, by Joe Cali