21 May 2012
Solar Eclipse seen in Tokyo
In the morning of May 21, Monday in Tokyo, from the balcony of my place, I saw beautiful solar eclipse. Of course I used sun glasses dedicated for this event.
I did enjoy it. Once solar shading started, the whole view from the balcony got darker and the temperature got colder.
After a few minutes, the sun became like golden ring from what I saw through the glasses.
Thank you, God. It was in fact the most beautiful show I saw in my life.
This show was actually seen not only in Japan but other parts of the world, California and Northern Texas.
The map and timetable is as follows.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/05/solar-eclip...
|
Location |
Start Partial Eclipse |
Start Annular Eclipse |
Max Eclipse |
End Annular Eclipse |
End Partial Eclipse |
% of sun diameter covered |
|
Hong Kong (AM) |
5:08 |
6:06 |
6:08 |
6:10 |
7:16 |
94% |
|
Taipei (AM) |
5:07 |
6:10 |
6:10 |
6:11 |
7:23 |
94% |
|
Tokyo (AM) |
6:19 |
7:32 |
7:34 |
7:37 |
9:02 |
97% |
|
Crescent City, CA (PM) |
5:07 |
6:23 |
6:26 |
6:28 |
7:35 |
97% |
|
Albuquerque, N.M. |
6:29 |
7:33 |
7:35 |
7:38 |
8:36 |
97% |
|
Redding, CA |
5:11 |
6:26 |
6:28 |
6:30 |
7:36 |
96% |
|
Zion National Park |
6:23 |
7:31 |
7:34 |
7:36 |
8:37 |
96% |
|
Lubbock, Texas |
7:31 |
8:33 |
8:36 |
8:38 |
9:34 |
96% |
|
Lake Tahoe |
5:15 |
6:29 |
6:31 |
6:32 |
7:37 |
95% |
|
Chico |
5:13 |
6:28 |
6:30 |
6:31 |
7:37 |
95% |
|
Eureka |
5:09 |
6:25 |
6:27 |
6:29 |
7:36 |
95% |
|
Grand Canyon |
5:25 |
6:33 |
6:35 |
6:37 |
7:38 |
94% |
|
Yosemite Village |
5:18 |
|
6:33 |
|
7:39 |
92% |
|
Sacramento |
5:15 |
|
6:31 |
|
7:38 |
92% |
|
Las Vegas |
5:23 |
|
6:35 |
|
7:39 |
92% |
|
San Francisco |
5:15 |
|
6:32 |
|
7:39 |
90% |
|
Monterey |
5:18 |
|
6:34 |
|
7:41 |
88% |
|
Palm Springs |
5:26 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
86% |
|
Lancaster |
5:24 |
|
6:37 |
|
7:42 |
86% |
|
Downtown L.A. |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Malibu |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Griffith Observatory |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Burbank |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Woodland Hills |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Chatsworth |
5:24 |
|
6:37 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Santa Monica |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Alhambra |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Arcadia |
5:24 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Rowland Heights |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Ontario |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Anaheim |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Oxnard |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
85% |
|
Long Beach |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
84% |
|
Redondo Beach |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
84% |
|
Palos Verdes |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
84% |
|
Huntington Beach |
5:25 |
|
6:38 |
|
7:42 |
84% |
|
San Diego |
5:27 |
|
6:39 |
|
7:43 |
83% |
In fact, 18 years ago, when I was a college student in California, I tried to see it but it was a cloudy day so I couldn't see it.
Interesting thing is Japan has a legend of Sun Goddess. Japan is a nation of the Sun Goddess. That means I saw it in the nation of the Sun.
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