Annular Solar Eclipse on January 26, 2009

The year 2009 will feature a range of eclipses, starting with an annular solar eclipse on January 26. This particular eclipse will be visible from an area that covers the Indian Ocean and western Indonesia.


Where is the Eclipse Visible?

Sources such as NASA say that the eclipse will be seen in the larger path of the moon's penumbral shadow, which includes the southern third of Africa, Madagascar, many parts of Australia (except Tasmania), south-east India, south-east Asia and Indonesia, on January 26, 2009.

According to Harrington (1997), the cities of Kotabumi and Telukbetung in Indonesia will experience more than six minutes of annularity while Krakatoa (or Krakatau), which will be closer to the shadow’s edge, will experience less than five minutes of annularity. The town of Sampit, in Indonesia’s central Kalimantan province, and Samarinda, the capital of the Indonesian province of East Kalimantan, will witness a lopsided ring-of-fire sunset eclipse as they will be located near the southern extreme of annularity.

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar-eclipse-january-26-2009.html

Berikut adalah waktu gerhana (bermula & berakhir) bagi
1. Kuala Lumpur
2. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
3. Kuching, Sarawak
4. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Malaysia (Kecuali sedikit kawasan di selatan Sarawak) & Brunei tidak
akan mengalami gerhana cincin tetapi gerhana separa sahaja. Walaupun
begitu rata-rata kebanyakan kawasan boleh menyaksikan 80% bulan
menutupi matahari.

4. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Latitude: 4° 55' 48" N
Longitude: 114° 57' 6" E
Height above sea level: 0 metres
Time zone: 8h ahead of UT

The eclipse is partial from this location. The sun sets before the
end of the eclipse.
Timing Information
Beginning of partial phase
Time: 2009 Jan 26 16:42:03

Maximum eclipse
Time: 2009 Jan 26 17:53:55
Eclipse magnitude: 0.842

End of partial phase
Time: 2009 Jan 26 18:57:09

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