TIMES OF THE ECLIPSE FOR NORWAY
by Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard and Unni Fuskeland
Here you will find information about when and how the eclipse can be seen
from various places in Norway. In the south of Norway the Sun is quite low in
the sky, and therefore it will be important to seek out places with a low
horizon towards the northeast and east.
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This is how the eclipse will appear when it reaches
maximum as seen from Oslo through eclipse glasses.
Click on the picture for a larger version.
Illustration: Astronomy.no
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Early in the morning of May 31 the Moon will begin to cover the Sun. About
an hour later we will experience the greatest solar eclipse in Norway since
1954. In most the country at least 90% of the Sun will be hidden behind the
Moon. The eclipse will be visible everywhere in Norway, even on Svalbard and
Jan Mayen, as a major partial eclipse.
The table below shows the time when the eclipse begins (first
contact), times for maximum eclipse
and when it ends (last contact). All times are in Norwegian summertime (CET
+1 hour).
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Location
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First contact
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Max phase
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Last contact
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Covered diameter at max
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Covered area at max
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Solar elevation at max
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| Oslo |
4 43,2 |
5 40,8 |
6 41,3 |
91,0 |
85,8 |
7,9 |
| Fredrikstad |
4 42,2 |
5 39,6 |
6 39,9 |
90,7 |
85,5 |
7,8 |
| Hønefoss |
4 43,8 |
5 41,5 |
6 41,9 |
91,2 |
86,0 |
7,8 |
| Lillehammer |
4 44,9 |
5 42,8 |
6 43,5 |
91,4 |
86,2 |
8,6 |
| Skien |
4 42,0 |
5 40,2 |
6 40,3 |
91,1 |
85,9 |
6,9 |
| Kristiansand |
4 42,6 |
5 39,4 |
6 38,9 |
91,3 |
86,1 |
5,6 |
| Stavanger |
4 45,1 |
5 41,8 |
6 41,1 |
92,2 |
86,9 |
5,3 |
| Bergen |
4 47,0 |
5 44,1 |
6 43,7 |
92,6 |
87,4 |
6,2 |
| Førde |
4 47,9 |
5 45,4 |
6 45,4 |
92,7 |
87,5 |
7,1 |
| Florø |
4 48,6 |
5 46,0 |
6 45,9 |
92,9 |
87,7 |
6,9 |
| Kristiansund |
4 49,0 |
5 47,2 |
6 47,9 |
92,4 |
87,3 |
8,9 |
| Trondheim |
4 48,0 |
5 46,6 |
6 47,9 |
91,7 |
86,6 |
10,1 |
| Namsos |
4 48,8 |
5 47,9 |
6 49,6 |
91,5 |
86,4 |
11,1 |
| Bodø |
4 51,5 |
5 51,8 |
6 54,6 |
90,7 |
85,6 |
13,8 |
| Tromsø |
4 53,5 |
5 55,0 |
6 59,0 |
89,2 |
83,9 |
16,5 |
| Hammerfest |
4 53,7 |
5 56,0 |
7 00,9 |
87,6 |
82,2 |
18,4 |
| Kirkenes |
4 50,4 |
5 53,3 |
6 59,2 |
85,5 |
79,6 |
20,1 |
| Longyearbyen |
5 08,5 |
6 11,8 |
7 16,6 |
87,6 |
82,1 |
19,2 |
| Jan Mayen |
5 06,8 |
6 05,8 |
7 06,3 |
94,0 |
88,4 |
9,8 |
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The area of the world where the eclipse is visible.
On the north side of the northernmost line of the two
through Europe, the whole eclipse is visible.
Between these lines, only a part of the eclipse is visible,
while in the semi-circled area around Iceland, the eclipse is
annular. Click on the picture for a larger version.
Illustration: Oddleiv Skilbrei |
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As the illustration above, but with a magnified section of
Scandinavia. The eclipse is visible in the
whole of Norway at places with a low horizon.
Click on the picture for a larger version.
Illustration: Oddleiv Skilbrei |
HOW LONG IS IT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN?
The answer depends on whether we consider the covered diameter of the Sun
or the covered area. The next eclipses that have a covered diameter
of over 80% as seen from Oslo are:
- May 31. 2003: 91,0% of diameter and 85,8% of area
- January 4. 2011: 84,1% of diameter and 77,8% of area
- March 20. 2015: 90,2% of diameter and 88,7% of area
This eclipse satisfies the criterion if we only take into account the
covered Sun-area. However, the covered diameter is less seen from Oslo than
in 2003. In the north of Norway the Moon covers over 95% of the diameter of
the Sun (95,5% in Bodø and 95,6% in Tromsø).
This eclipse is total on Svalbard.
- August 12. 2026: 86,0% of diameter and 83,0% of area (Total in Iceland
and in Spain).
- June 21. 2039: 89,9% of diameter and 84,7% of area (Annular in
North-Trøndelag and Nordland).
- June 11. 2048: 94,4% of diameter and 89,1% of area
This eclipse satisfies both criteria. It is annular in Oslo.
The eclipse occurs when the Sun is high in the sky, so there will not be
a repetition of this year's large, morning-red eclipse.
CONTACT PERSON:
Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard
Project leader
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
P.O.Box 1029 Blindern
N-0315 Oslo
Norway
Phone: +47 22 85 75 22 (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics)
+47 992 77 172 (mobile phone)
+47 613 11 359 (private, weekend)
Email: knutjo@astro.uio.no
Created 01.01.03, modified 07.04.03 by Unni Fuskeland
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