Parts of Western Australia experienced 62 seconds of complete darkness during a solar eclipse on 20 April, 2023.
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At precisely 11:27am Western Australia time (1:27pm AEST), the sun, the moon and the Earth aligned to create a total solar eclipse.
While the Exmouth Peninsula in Western Australia was the only location in Australia that experienced a total solar eclipse, a partial phase of the eclipse was be visible from most of Australia.
You can watch the Perth Observatory live stream of how the rare phenomenon unfolded.
The process of the moon moving across the face of the sun took approximately 3 hours.
Here's when the eclipse was able to be viewed (with sun protection on) across Australia, according to Time and Date:
- Hobart: Partial viewing begins at 1:24pm, ends at 2:46pm. Maximum will occur at 2:06pm.
- Melbourne: Partial viewing begins at 1:15pm, ends at 3pm. Maximum will occur at 2:09pm.
- Adelaide: Partial viewing begins at 12:23pm, ends at 2:35pm. Maximum will occur at 1:30pm.
- Sydney: Partial viewing begins at 1:36pm, ends at 3:18pm. Maximum will occur at 2:28pm.
- Canberra: Partial viewing begins at 1:29pm, ends at 3:12pm. Maximum will occur at 2:22pm.
- Darwin: Partial viewing begins at 12:17pm, ends at 1:52pm. Maximum will occur at 1:52pm.
- Brisbane: Partial viewing begins at 1:43pm, ends at 3:41pm. Maximum will occur at 2:44pm.
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Millie Costigan
