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April 20, 2023 — Total Solar Eclipse — Dereel, Victoria, Australia

Apr 20, 2023 at 2:06 pm
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Dereel
Begins: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 1:11 pm
Maximum: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 2:06 pm 0.219 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
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April 20, 2023 — Total Solar Eclipse — Dereel

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Dereel. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AEST) for Dereel.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:11:10 pm Thu, Apr 20
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Map direction North-northwest 344°
39.6°
2:06:36 pm Thu, Apr 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction North-northwest 328°
35.2°
3:00:42 pm Thu, Apr 20
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction Northwest 315°
28.6°

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 66% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dereel

Eclipse Visibility From DereelVisibility Worldwide
Apr 20, 2023 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
May 6, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Oct 29, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, North/East Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica

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