Partial Solar Eclipse · 20 April 2023

Solar Eclipse in Papua New Guinea

On 20 April 2023, a partial solar eclipse crosses Iceland.

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Partial
Eclipse type
74.2%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
13
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Papua New Guinea. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

Path of Totality
Width~49 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series129
Magnitude1.0132
Gamma-0.3952
Date20 April 2023
Cities in Papua New Guinea →Worldwide · Other Countries →
Normal sky before eclipse
Sky during total solar eclipse
During eclipse
Normal sky
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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk
Sky darkness
−4°C
Temp. drop
2,900 km/h
Moon speed
🌑 Simulated at totality peak
By location

Cities in Papua New Guinea

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

Wewak74%
Mendi64%
Mount Hagen63%
Madang61%
Goroka59%
Daru56%
Lae51%
Bulolo51%
Kimbe43%
Kokopo42%
Port Moresby41%
Popondetta39%
Arawa12%
13 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

IDTOTAL
Timor-LesteTOTAL
Australia93%
Papua New Guinea74%
PH55%
MY45%
GU42%
BN36%
MP33%
SG17%
MH15%
Vietnam12%
KH7%
Thailand7%
KI6%
Taiwan4%
Laos3%
China2%
18 countries
What's next

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