Total Eclipse of the Sun: 1712 January 08

Global Circumstances and Animation

Global Visibility of the Total Eclipse of the Sun on 1712 January 08

The global visibility of this solar eclipse is shown in the diagram to the left. A higher quality version of this global plot can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking on this image.

An explanation of this diagram can be found here.

Animation of the Total Eclipse of the Sun on 1712 January 08

The animation shown in the diagram to the right illustrates the motion of the shadow of the Moon at five minute intervals. This animation runs in a continuous loop.

This graphic, provided by Dr. Andrew Sinclair, shows the grey penumbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as a partial one and the much smaller black umbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as a total one. The UT time is shown in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram and the central line duration of the eclipse can be seen in the lower right-hand corner.

Local Circumstances and Animations

Diagrams showing the configuration of the eclipse including the local circumstances are available for the 22 locations given in the following table. All timing information is given in Universal time (UT). Animations showing the progress of the eclipse are also available for the locations specified. These animations can be as large as 275kb in size. It may be necessary to download these files for optimum performance. Eclipses for the locations listed in the following table in the period 1501 CE to 2100 CE can be found by following the location link. A location which lies within the path of totality is highlighted.

Location	Available data
Rio Gallegos, Argentina	Local Circumstances	Animation
Rio Grande, Argentina	Local Circumstances	Animation
Albany, Australia	Local Circumstances	Animation
Bunbury, Australia	Local Circumstances	Animation
Geraldton, Australia	Local Circumstances	Animation
Perth, Australia	Local Circumstances	Animation
Punta Arenas, Chile	Local Circumstances	Animation
West Island, Cocos Is.	Local Circumstances	Animation
Stanley, Falkland Is.	Local Circumstances	Animation
Port-aux-Francais, Kerguelen Is.	Local Circumstances	Animation
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Local Circumstances	Animation
Toliara, Madagascar	Local Circumstances	Animation
Port Louis, Mauritius	Local Circumstances	Animation
St-Denis, Reunion	Local Circumstances	Animation
Port Mathurin, Rodrigues I.	Local Circumstances	Animation
Cape Town, South Africa	Local Circumstances	Animation
Durban, South Africa	Local Circumstances	Animation
East London, South Africa	Local Circumstances	Animation
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Local Circumstances	Animation
Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Local Circumstances	Animation
Grytviken, South Georgia	Local Circumstances	Animation
Edinburgh, Tristan da Cuhna	Local Circumstances	Animation

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1712 January 08 [ Solar: Total ]	1712 January 23 [ Lunar: Partial ]	1712 June 19 [ Lunar: Penumbral ]	1712 July 03-04 [ Solar: Annular ]
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