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April 8, 2024 — Total Solar Eclipse — San Francisco, CA, USA

Apr 8, 2024 at 11:13 am
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in San Francisco, California
Begins: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 10:14 am
Maximum: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 11:13 am 0.449 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 12:15 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 2 minutes
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April 8, 2024 — Total 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
10:14:01 am Mon, Apr 8
Partial Eclipse begins The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Map direction East-southeast 115°
39.9°
11:13:24 am Mon, Apr 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Map direction Southeast 131°
49.7°
12:15:50 pm Mon, Apr 8
Partial Eclipse ends The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.Map direction South-southeast 153°
57.3°

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The total phase of this solar eclipse is not visible in San Francisco, but it can be observed there as a partial solar eclipse.

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Cloud Coverage (Apr 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 44% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Francisco

Eclipse Visibility From San FranciscoVisibility Worldwide
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 Much of Europe, North/East 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
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total 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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