What time does the annular solar eclipse start on October 14, view the schedules per country

In the territory of Ecuador, the phenomenon will be visible as a partial annular solar eclipse, starting at 10:28 am near Darwin Island, in the Galapagos Islands (an hour less than continental Ecuador), and ending at 3:23 am. hours near the Tigre River, in the province of Pastaza.

The vision of The solar eclipse in Guayaquil starts at 11:54 AM. with the moment of maximum exposure to darkness at 1:39 p.m., and after three hours and 23 minutes the phenomenon ends at 3:17 p.m.

In Quito, the solar eclipse starts at 11:51 PM. and ends at 3:16 p.m. It lasts 3 hours and 26 minutes. The highlight is at 1:37 PM.

An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon is aligned between the sun and Earth, but at its farthest point from Earth. Because the moon is further away from Earth, it appears smaller. The moon does not block the entire view of the sun.

The moon in front of the sun will appear as a dark disk on top of a larger bright disk. This creates what looks like a ring around the moon. Known as a hybrid solar eclipse, an eclipse can sometimes change from annular to total as the moon’s shadow moves across the Earth’s surface, NASA explains.

What time can the October 14 partial solar eclipse be observed from Ecuador?

The solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 will be observed from North, Central and South America. It will be visible in some parts of the United States, Mexico and in several countries in South and Central America.

Solar eclipse schedules by country

Prioritize safety when observing the sun

When observing the sun, it is very important to emphasize that you should never look directly at an eclipse or use unapproved or homemade ‘filters’ such as x-rays, sunglasses, binoculars or standard telescopes.

Use the projection method, a cheap and safe mechanism. It consists of aiming an optical instrument and projecting the image onto the cardboard. In this way we will observe the solar eclipse through the projection.

a solar eclipse it can only occur during the new moon phase, at which time the moon cannot be seen because its illuminated half faces the sun and its dark side faces Earth. (JO)