What you need to know to watch today’s eclipse

Today’s hybrid solar eclipse will take place across the Indian Ocean, north-west coast of Australia, Timor-Leste, West Papua and the Pacific today, with the spectacle partially visible across two continents.

A handful of locations will be in the direct path of the total eclipse as part of this event, including Ningaloo, Exmouth, Learmonth and North West Cape in Western Australia.

The Viqueque, Baucau and Lautém districts of Timor-Leste, and Papua and West Papua provinces in Indonesia will also be in line of the total eclipse, assuming clear skies.

Everyone else within five to six thousand kilometres of this will be able to view a partial eclipse.

That includes the whole Australian continent, Mauritius, Réunion, Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Guam, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Northern Meriana Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tuvalu, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, American Samoa, Tokelau and Nieu.

Most of Indonesia and the North Island of New Zealand will also be in view of the event, as well as parts of Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, mainland China and Japan.

Viewing times: Total eclipse

LocationNingalooExmouth
Start of partial eclipse10:03am10:04am
Start of total eclipse11:28am11:29am
Maximum eclipse11:28am11:29am
End of total eclipse11:28am11:29am
End of partial eclipse1:00pm1:01pm
All times local.

Australian capitals viewing times: Partial eclipse

CityStartMaximumEnd
Perth10:00am11:20am2:46pm
Darwin12:17pm1:52pm3:25pm
Adelaide12:23pm1:30pm2:35pm
Melbourne1:15pm2:09pm3:01pm
Hobart1:24pm2:05pm2:46pm
Canberra1:29pm2:21pm3:12pm
Sydney1:36pm2:28pm3:18pm
Brisbane1:46pm2:44pm3:41pm
All times local

National capitals/major city viewing times

Local timeStartMaximumEnd
Saint Denis6:33am7:01am
Port Louis6:33am7:01am
Kuala Lumpur11:04am11:54am12:47pm
Singapore10:55am11:55am12:58am
Phnom Penh10:45am11:19am11:52am
Ho Chi Minh City*10:36am11:20am12:06pm
Jakarta9:29am10:45am12:06pm
Hong Kong12:34pm12:55pm1:16pm
Bandar Seri Begawan11:06am12:24pm1:43pm
Manila11:44am12:54pm2:03pm
Taipei12:34pm1:10pm1:47pm
Dili11:43am1:18pm2:53pm
Palau12:37pm2:09pm3:33pm
Hamamatsu*2:32pm2:38pm2:44pm
Palikir3:25pm4:46pm5:56pm
Honiara3:12pm4:29pm5:36pm
Noumea3:19pm4:17pm5:09pm
Port Vila3:24pm4:27pm5:23pm
Yaren4:32pm5:47pm6:53pm
Wellington4:40pm4:50pm5:01pm
Suva4:37pm5:34pm5:55pm
Funafuti4:42pm5:46pm
Mata-Utu4:41pm5:41pm
Majuro4:35pm
Nuku-alofa5:40pm
Apia5:45pm
Fakaofo5:45pm
Pago Pago5:37pm
Alofi5:43pm
All times local. – denotes eclipse start before sunrise/finish after sunset. * Not all capitals within view of eclipse event, alternative major city listed.

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