Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Nukualofa, Tonga

Eclipse visible in Nukualofa – Dec 19, 1945 Total Lunar Eclipse

The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.

BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.

Stages in eclipse

• Penumbral Eclipse just started
• Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
• Partial Eclipse starts
• Total Eclipse starts
• Maximum Eclipse
• Total Eclipse ends
• Full Eclipse ends
• Penumbral Eclipse continues
• Penumbral Eclipse about to end

Local times for eclipse in Nukualofa on Wednesday, December 19, 1945

Click on the Sun/Moon symbols in the column entitled “Looks like” to see what the eclipse looks like during the different phases of the event.

Event	Time in Nukualofa	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral eclipse begins	Dec 19 at 12:41 PM	55°	86.9° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Partial eclipse begins	Dec 19 at 1:40 PM	80°	74.5° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Total Eclipse begins	Dec 19 at 2:42 PM	80°	61.1° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Total Eclipse ends	Dec 19 at 3:59 PM	78°	44.5° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Partial Eclipse ends	Dec 19 at 5:01 PM	75°	31.2° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Dec 19 at 6:00 PM	71°	18.7° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon
Maximum Eclipse	Dec 19 at 6:34 PM	69°	11.5° below	Not directly visible	Under horizon

Other eclipses visible in Nukualofa

Dates (Click link for path info)	Object	Type at max	Visibility in Nukualofa	Looks like in Nukualofa	Path of the eclipse
Jan 20, 1935	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jul 16, 1935	Lunar	Total	Total
Jan 9, 1936	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Jul 5, 1936	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Dec 14, 1936	Solar	Annular	Partial
Dec 28, 1936	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
May 25, 1937	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Jun 9, 1937	Solar	Total	Partial
Nov 18, 1937	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Dec 3, 1937	Solar	Annular	Partial
May 14, 1938	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Nov 8, 1938	Lunar	Total	Partial
May 4, 1939	Lunar	Total	Penumbral
Oct 13, 1939	Solar	Total	Partial
Oct 28, 1939	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Mar 24, 1940	Lunar	Penumbral	Partial
Apr 8, 1940	Solar	Annular	Partial
Apr 22, 1940	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Oct 16, 1940	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Mar 13 / Mar 14, 1941	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Mar 28, 1941	Solar	Annular	Partial
Sep 6, 1941	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Mar 3, 1942	Lunar	Total	Partial
Aug 26, 1942	Lunar	Total	Partial
Feb 20, 1943	Lunar	Partial	Partial
Aug 16, 1943	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Feb 9, 1944	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Jul 6, 1944	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Aug 5, 1944	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Dec 30, 1944	Lunar	Penumbral	Penumbral
Jan 14, 1945	Solar	Annular	Partial
Jun 26, 1945	Lunar	Partial	Penumbral
Dec 19, 1945	Lunar	Total	Partial

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