Partial Solar Eclipse · 20 March 2015

New Territories

On 20 March 2015, New Territories (Hong Kong) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

11.6%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

06:18:00 pm HKT

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — New Territories

Hong Kong will see a partial solar eclipse. Click anywhere on the map to see the occultation percentage at that location.

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Timeline

Contact Times

New Territories · 20 March 2015

C1 — Partial begins06:10:23 pm HKT

Maximum eclipse06:18:00 pm HKT

C4 — Partial ends06:25:36 pm HKT

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

Normal sky before eclipse

Sky during total solar eclipse

During eclipse

Normal sky

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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk

Sky darkness

−4°C

Temp. drop

2,900 km/h

Moon speed

🌑 Simulated at totality peak

Hong Kong

Cities in Hong Kong

Fairview Park12%

Tin Shui Wai12%

Hong Lok Yuen12%

Yuen Long Kau Hui12%

Yeung Uk Tsuen12%

Yuen Long San Hui12%

Shap Pat Heung12%

Worldwide

Other Countries

United Kingdom98%

United States72%

North Macedonia67%

Western Sahara65%

Turkmenistan47%

Guinea-Bissau46%

Burkina Faso46%

Saudi Arabia46%

Antigua & Barbuda46%

US Virgin Islands46%

Turks & Caicos46%

Dominican Rep.44%

Sierra Leone43%

Côte d'Ivoire43%

Trinidad & Tobago39%

Cayman Islands37%

French Guiana35%

CAR32%

UAE30%

PE18%

BO14%

PH8%

BW7%

CL7%

PY6%

LK5%

KH5%

Seychelles4%

MV3%

UY1%