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October 25, 2022 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka (Kotte)

Oct 25, 2022 at 5:49 pm
Max at Sunset in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Began: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 5:43 pm
Maximum: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 5:49 pm 0.015 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Oct 25, 2022 at 5:51 pm
Duration: 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

October 25, 2022 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (IST) for Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.

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* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Oct 25)

In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Eclipse Visibility From Sri Jayawardenepura KotteVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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