2023-10-13 16:43:05
The partial eclipse will reach its maximum at 1:17 p.m. in Montreal, while 17.1% of the Sun’s surface will be hidden, according to the Montreal Planetarium.
“The phenomenon will end at 2:23:50 p.m.,” it says.
According to Planetarium data, Abitibi-Témiscamingue will be the region most affected by the partial solar eclipse. Around 1:07 p.m., approximately 20% of its surface will be covered in the towns of Amos, Val-d’Or, Rouyn-Noranda and Témiscaming.
Partial eclipse, also known as an annular solar eclipse, occurs when the Moon, Earth and Sun are aligned on the same axis, but the natural satellite does not completely cover the Sun.
This phenomenon will be a foretaste of the total eclipse which will affect southern Quebec on April 8, 2024 – a “very important astronomical” event, mentions the Planetarium. “Only about less than 1% of the population on Earth could experience the total eclipse at their place of residence.”
The Astronomical Society of the Montreal Planetarium mentions that we will have to wait approximately 181 years before seeing such a thing again in the province, “because the next total eclipse that will be visible in Quebec will be July 17, 2205.”
However, the next annular eclipse visible in Quebec will occur on July 23, 2093. A total eclipse will also be 95% visible in Quebec on May 3, 2106.
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