Eclipse Calculator – Solar Eclipses in Nukualofa, Tonga
Eclipse visible in Nukualofa – Aug 6, 1952 Partial Lunar Eclipse
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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
- Maximum Eclipse
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Local times for eclipse in Nukualofa on Wednesday, August 6, 1952
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 | Aug 6 at 6:30 AM | 254° | 8.2° | The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. | |
| Maximum Eclipse | Aug 6 at 7:10 AM | 251° | 0.0° | Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon near horizon, must have completely free sight or higher up than the surroundings. | |
| Moonset | Aug 6 at 7:10 AM | 251° | 0.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Moonset | Aug 6 at 7:10 AM | 251° | 0.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Partial eclipse begins | Aug 6 at 7:40 AM | 248° | 7.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Aug 6 at 9:54 AM | 232° | 33.3° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Aug 6 at 11:05 AM | 217° | 44.5° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
| Moonrise | Aug 6 at 6:48 PM | 106° | 0.0° below | Not directly visible | Under horizon |
This eclipse is in progress during sunrise or sunset, so the Sun is displayed only partly in some phases, according to its altitude below the horizon. The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.
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