List of solar eclipses visible from Australia

Solar eclipses visible from Australia are relatively common. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. The shadows of solar eclipses often cross the Australian continent due to its large area of over 7.6 million square kilometers. However a view of totality from the continent is rare, with totality occurring over the Australian continent only five times during the 20th century CE, although it will occur more frequently, eleven times, during the 21st century CE.

Totality during the Solar eclipse of November 2012, viewed from the East Arnhem Region, Northern Territory

Succession

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Table of previous and next eclipses visible from all states and the Northern Territory; dates sourced from Time and Date AS.[1]

State/TerritoryTotalAnnularPartial
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 New South Wales4 December 200222 July 202814 January 194514 October 204220 April 202321 September 2025
 Northern Territory13 November 201222 July 202810 May 201314 October 204220 April 202322 July 2028
 Queensland13 November 201222 July 202810 May 201314 October 204220 April 202322 July 2028
 South Australia4 December 200222 July 202813 December 193614 October 204220 April 202322 July 2028
 Tasmania9 May 191025 June 21314 February 19819 March 203520 April 202321 September 2025
 Victoria23 October 197626 December 203814 January 194510 April 208920 April 202321 September 2025
 Western Australia20 April 202322 July 202810 May 201327 October 210620 April 202322 July 2028

Total and annular eclipses

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Total eclipses

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Total solar eclipses visible on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.

4 March 180216 August 18227 August 18319 November 183615 April 1845
5 April 185625 March 185712 December 18719 May 191028 April 1911
21 September 192220 June 197423 October 19764 December 200213 November 2012
20 April 202322 July 202825 November 203013 July 203726 December 2038
31 May 206822 May 207727 January 2093

Annular eclipses

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Annular solar eclipses visible on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.

10 December 18066 June 180720 October 18461 February 185111 January 1861
18 June 18712 February 187822 November 19006 March 190514 February 1915
30 July 19167 March 193221 August 193313 December 193614 January 1945
8 April 19594 February 198116 February 199910 May 20139 March 2035
14 October 204222 September 205210 April 208915 November 209610 March 2100

Partial eclipses

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Solar eclipses visible partially on the Australian continent, 1800–2100.

1801–1850

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21 February 180321 December 18059 October 18094 April 181013 March 1812
17 July 181427 May 181616 May 18179 November 18174 March 1821
1 January 18249 October 18283 April 18291 February 183220 January 1833
27 August 184016 August 18418 July 184216 June 184430 October 1845
18 August 184912 February 1850

1851–1900

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21 January 185220 November 18549 November 18558 July 186127 June 1862
11 November 18636 May 186415 April 186618 August 186828 June 1870
6 April 187517 September 187611 January 188010 November 18826 May 1883
8 September 18855 March 188622 February 188712 December 189029 September 1894
18 September 18951 February 1897

1901–1950

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18 May 190111 November 19017 May 190221 September 190317 March 1904
23 February 19063 January 190812 December 190922 October 191114 December 1917
18 May 192020 July 192514 January 19269 July 19263 January 1927
9 May 192921 October 193014 February 19342 December 193712 October 1939
21 September 19411 August 194320 July 19441 November 194821 October 1949

1951–2000

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25 December 195420 June 195512 October 195827 March 19605 February 1962
14 January 196410 June 196423 November 196518 March 196931 August 1970
20 August 197111 June 198322 November 19849 April 198623 September 1987
18 March 198811 September 198815 January 19914 January 199213 November 1993
24 October 19952 September 199722 August 1998

2001–2049

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10 June 200223 November 20037 February 200826 January 200922 July 2009
25 November 201129 April 20149 March 20161 September 201613 July 2018
26 December 201921 June 20204 December 202121 September 202521 May 2031
27 February 203611 May 204025 October 204120 April 20423 October 2043
16 February 20455 February 204622 July 204725 November 2049

2051–2100

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4 October 205120 March 205316 January 20565 January 20575 November 2059
24 October 206011 March 206228 February 206327 December 206517 December 2066
4 October 207024 July 20746 January 20763 September 208124 August 2082
27 December 208422 June 208516 December 208531 March 209015 August 2091
27 November 209522 May 20964 November 209721 March 20994 September 2100

Eclipses visible from capital cities

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Total and annual eclipses visible in each capital city, 1800-2100.

Canberra

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Melbourne

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Brisbane

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Sydney

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Adelaide

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Perth

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Hobart

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Solar and Lunar Eclipses in Australia". timeanddate.com. Time and Date AS. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Eclipses visible in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Time and Date.
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