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December 4, 2021 — Total Solar Eclipse — Ballarat, Vic, Australia

Dec 4, 2021 at 8:12 pm
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Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse in Ballarat, Victoria
Began: Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 7:56 pm
Maximum: Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:12 pm 0.051 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 8:33 pm
Duration: 37 minutes

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December 4, 2021 — Total Solar Eclipse — Ballarat

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Ballarat. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AEDT) for Ballarat.

Phase Time Event Direction Altitude

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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The total phase of this solar eclipse was not visible in Ballarat, but it could be observed there as a partial solar eclipse. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Dec 4)

In the past, this day was cloudy 63% of the time (since 2000).

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Note: Click on the date link for details in Ballarat, or the path map image for global details.

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