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October 14, 2023 — Annular Solar Eclipse — San Francisco, CA, USA

Oct 14, 2023 at 9:19 am
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Global Event: Annular Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in San Francisco
Begins: Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 8:05 am
Maximum: Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 9:19 am 0.829 Magnitude
Ends: Sat, Oct 14, 2023 at 10:42 am
Duration: 2 hours, 37 minutes
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October 14, 2023 — Annular Solar Eclipse — San Francisco

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:05:18 am Sat, Oct 14
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Sun close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.		Map direction East-southeast 107°
8.5°
9:19:32 am Sat, Oct 14
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction East-southeast 120°
21.9°
10:42:10 am Sat, Oct 14
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction Southeast 138°
34.5°

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The annular phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in San Francisco, but it can be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covers a large portion of the Sun, so this is a spectacular sight.

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Cloud Coverage (Oct 14)

In the past, this day was cloudy 32% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Francisco

Eclipse Visibility From San FranciscoVisibility Worldwide
May 15, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Oct 14, 2023 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse West in Europe, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic

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