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July 22, 2028 — Total Solar Eclipse — The Settlement, Christmas Island (Flying Fish Cove)

Jul 22, 2028 at 8:56 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Solar Eclipse, in The Settlement
Begins: Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 7:39 am
Maximum: Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 8:56 am 1.016 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 10:25 am
Duration: 2 hours, 46 minutes
Totality: 3 minutes, 53 seconds
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July 22, 2028 — Total Solar Eclipse — The Settlement

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:39:42 am Sat, Jul 22
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Map direction East-northeast 64°
18.3°
8:54:51 am Sat, Jul 22
Full Eclipse begins The Sun becomes totally eclipsed.Map direction East-northeast 56°
34.4°
8:56:47 am Sat, Jul 22
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction East-northeast 56°
34.8°
8:58:44 am Sat, Jul 22
Full Eclipse ends The total eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 56°
35.2°
10:25:38 am Sat, Jul 22
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction Northeast 38°
51.0°

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This total solar eclipse is fully visible in The Settlement. This is a rare and spectacular event that can only be experienced along a relatively narrow strip on the Earth's surface. The eclipse is also visible in other areas, but the Moon does not cover the Sun completely there.

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Cloud Coverage (Jul 22)

In the past, this day was cloudy 57% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in The Settlement

Eclipse Visibility From The SettlementVisibility Worldwide
Jan 11, 2020 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Much of North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic
Jun 6, 2020 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Nov 30, 2020 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
May 26, 2021 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Much of Asia, Australia, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Nov 19, 2021 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North/West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic
Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Apr 20, 2023 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
May 5–6, 2023 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Oct 29, 2023 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse East in Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, North/West Australia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, East in North America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Jul 22, 2028 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North/West North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic
Dec 21, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse Europe, Asia, North/West Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic

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