Partial Solar Eclipse of 2005 April 08

What Will the Eclipse Look Like

From the United States?

The diagram above shows what the 2005 April 08 solar eclipse will look like from Miami, FL.
The times of the start, maximum and end of the eclipse are given for Eastern Daylight Time.
Eclipse times and diagrams for many other cities are found in the links below.

Partial phases of the solar eclipse of 2005 April 08 will be visible the southern half of the United States. For eclipse visibility across the nation, please see the USA maps in either Low or High resolution.

The following table lists times (in Local Daylight Time in most states; Local Standard Time in Arizona and Indiana) and circumstances at maximum eclipse for a number of cities in the United States. During the summer months, many (but not all) states switch from Standard Time to Daylight Saving Time. For more information, visit links to Official U.S. Time and Daylight Saving Time. The predictions include the times of beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse, the magnitude (expressed as a decimal fraction), the altitude of the Sun during the eclipse and the duration of the eclipse from start to finish.

Cities are listed alphabetically by state and city. Click on a city of your choice and get a preview of how maximum eclipse will appear. Each eclipse GIF is only 31 kBytes in size, so access time should be fast.

Extreme care must be taken when looking at the Sun. There are a number of ways to Safely View the Eclipse which you should consider. Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or through any optical device (e.g. - camera, binoculars or telescope). There are a several types of Solar Filters designed specifically for eclipse viewing which are available from a number of filter manufacturers and distributors. You can also use the pinhole projection method to safely watch the eclipse.

If you find problems with any of the links on this page, kindly bring them to the attention of Fred Espenak (espenak@gsfc.nasa.gov).

Definitions for columns in the table below are as follows:

Eclipse Begins - Local Time of the beginning of the eclipse.
Maximum Eclipse - Local Time of the maximum phase of the eclipse.
Eclipse Ends - Local Time of the end of the eclipse.
Mag. - Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of Sun's diameter eclipsed by the Moon at maximum eclipse.
Sun Alt. - Altitude of Sun above horizon at maximum eclipse (in degrees).
Duration Partial Eclipse - Complete length of the eclipse from start to finish (in hours and minutes).

United States

(All Times are Local Time) Duration Eclipse Maximum Eclipse Sun Partial Location Begins Eclipse Ends Mag. Alt. Eclipse

Alabama
Birmingham, AL 04:34 PM 05:17 PM 05:58 PM 0.212 23° 01h25m
Huntsville, AL 04:38 PM 05:17 PM 05:55 PM 0.174 23° 01h18m
Mobile, AL 04:25 PM 05:17 PM 06:05 PM 0.298 25° 01h40m
Montgomery, AL 04:31 PM 05:18 PM 06:02 PM 0.249 23° 01h31m

Arizona
Glendale, AZ 02:36 PM 02:57 PM 03:18 PM 0.036 47° 00h42m
Mesa, AZ 02:34 PM 02:57 PM 03:20 PM 0.043 47° 00h46m
Phoenix, AZ 02:35 PM 02:57 PM 03:19 PM 0.040 47° 00h45m
Scottsdale, AZ 02:35 PM 02:57 PM 03:19 PM 0.040 47° 00h45m
Tempe, AZ 02:34 PM 02:57 PM 03:20 PM 0.043 47° 00h46m
Tucson, AZ 02:24 PM 02:58 PM 03:30 PM 0.088 47° 01h06m

Arkansas
Little Rock, AR 04:35 PM 05:14 PM 05:51 PM 0.155 28° 01h16m

Delaware
Dover, DE 06:01 PM 06:20 PM 06:38 PM 0.044 13° 00h38m

Florida
Daytona Beach, FL 05:26 PM 06:20 PM 07:09 PM 0.358 18° 01h43m
Fort Lauderdale, FL 05:21 PM 06:20 PM 07:14 PM 0.456 17° 01h53m
Gainesville, FL 05:26 PM 06:19 PM 07:08 PM 0.342 19° 01h42m
Hialeah, FL 05:20 PM 06:20 PM 07:14 PM 0.465 18° 01h54m
Hollywood, FL 05:21 PM 06:20 PM 07:14 PM 0.459 17° 01h53m
Jacksonville, FL 05:28 PM 06:20 PM 07:07 PM 0.322 19° 01h39m
Miami, FL 05:20 PM 06:20 PM 07:14 PM 0.467 17° 01h54m
Orlando, FL 05:25 PM 06:20 PM 07:10 PM 0.378 18° 01h46m
Pensacola, FL 04:25 PM 05:17 PM 06:06 PM 0.308 24° 01h41m
St. Petersburg, FL 05:22 PM 06:19 PM 07:11 PM 0.401 20° 01h49m
Sarasota, FL 05:21 PM 06:19 PM 07:12 PM 0.415 20° 01h51m
Tallahassee, FL 05:27 PM 06:18 PM 07:07 PM 0.315 21° 01h40m
Tampa, FL 05:23 PM 06:19 PM 07:11 PM 0.396 20° 01h49m
West Palm Beach, FL 05:22 PM 06:20 PM 07:13 PM 0.437 17° 01h51m

United States

(All Times are Local Time) Duration Eclipse Maximum Eclipse Sun Partial Location Begins Eclipse Ends Mag. Alt. Eclipse

Georgia
Atlanta, GA 05:35 PM 06:18 PM 06:59 PM 0.210 21° 01h23m
Columbus, GA 05:32 PM 06:18 PM 07:02 PM 0.249 22° 01h30m
Macon, GA 05:33 PM 06:19 PM 07:01 PM 0.240 20° 01h28m
Savannah, GA 05:33 PM 06:20 PM 07:04 PM 0.267 18° 01h31m

Illinois
Springfield, IL 05:07 PM 05:15 PM 05:23 PM 0.006 25° 00h16m

Indiana
Evansville, IN 04:51 PM 05:16 PM 05:41 PM 0.070 23° 00h50m
Indianapolis, IN 05:04 PM 05:16 PM 05:29 PM 0.017 22° 00h25m

Kansas
Kansas City, KS 05:03 PM 05:12 PM 05:22 PM 0.008 29° 00h18m
Overland Park, KS 05:02 PM 05:12 PM 05:23 PM 0.012 29° 00h22m
Topeka, KS 05:04 PM 05:12 PM 05:19 PM 0.005 30° 00h15m
Wichita, KS 04:51 PM 05:11 PM 05:31 PM 0.038 32° 00h40m

Kentucky
Frankfort, KY 05:53 PM 06:17 PM 06:42 PM 0.068 21° 00h49m
Lexington, KY 05:52 PM 06:18 PM 06:43 PM 0.074 21° 00h51m
Louisville, KY 05:53 PM 06:17 PM 06:41 PM 0.065 22° 00h48m

Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA 04:22 PM 05:15 PM 06:04 PM 0.294 28° 01h42m
New Orleans, LA 04:21 PM 05:15 PM 06:05 PM 0.314 27° 01h44m
Shreveport, LA 04:27 PM 05:13 PM 05:57 PM 0.218 30° 01h30m

United States

(All Times are Local Time) Duration Eclipse Maximum Eclipse Sun Partial Location Begins Eclipse Ends Mag. Alt. Eclipse

Maryland
Annapolis, MD 05:59 PM 06:19 PM 06:39 PM 0.051 14° 00h40m
Baltimore, MD 06:01 PM 06:19 PM 06:37 PM 0.041 14° 00h36m

Mississippi
Jackson, MS 04:28 PM 05:15 PM 06:00 PM 0.240 27° 01h32m

Missouri
Independence, MO 05:03 PM 05:13 PM 05:22 PM 0.009 29° 00h19m
Jefferson City, MO 04:55 PM 05:14 PM 05:32 PM 0.036 27° 00h37m
Kansas City, MO 05:03 PM 05:12 PM 05:22 PM 0.009 29° 00h19m
St. Louis, MO 04:55 PM 05:15 PM 05:35 PM 0.041 26° 00h40m
Springfield, MO 04:46 PM 05:13 PM 05:40 PM 0.074 29° 00h53m

New Jersey
Trenton, NJ 06:10 PM 06:19 PM 06:29 PM 0.011 13° 00h19m

New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 03:39 PM 04:03 PM 04:27 PM 0.048 41° 00h47m
Santa Fe, NM 03:43 PM 04:04 PM 04:24 PM 0.037 40° 00h41m

North Carolina
Asheville, NC 05:42 PM 06:19 PM 06:54 PM 0.154 19° 01h11m
Charlotte, NC 05:42 PM 06:19 PM 06:55 PM 0.167 18° 01h13m
Durham, NC 05:45 PM 06:20 PM 06:53 PM 0.144 16° 01h07m
Greensboro, NC 05:45 PM 06:20 PM 06:52 PM 0.141 17° 01h07m
Raleigh, NC 05:45 PM 06:20 PM 06:54 PM 0.151 16° 01h09m
Winston-Salem, NC 05:45 PM 06:19 PM 06:52 PM 0.140 17° 01h07m

United States

(All Times are Local Time) Duration Eclipse Maximum Eclipse Sun Partial Location Begins Eclipse Ends Mag. Alt. Eclipse

Ohio
Cincinnati, OH 05:59 PM 06:17 PM 06:36 PM 0.039 21° 00h37m
Columbus, OH 06:06 PM 06:18 PM 06:30 PM 0.016 19° 00h24m
Dayton, OH 06:04 PM 06:17 PM 06:31 PM 0.021 20° 00h27m
Steubenville, OH 06:11 PM 06:18 PM 06:25 PM 0.006 18° 00h14m

Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK 04:37 PM 05:11 PM 05:43 PM 0.106 33° 01h06m
Tulsa, OK 04:41 PM 05:12 PM 05:42 PM 0.093 31° 01h01m

Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA 06:10 PM 06:19 PM 06:28 PM 0.010 14° 00h18m
Philadelphia, PA 06:07 PM 06:19 PM 06:32 PM 0.019 13° 00h25m
Pittsburgh, PA 06:12 PM 06:18 PM 06:24 PM 0.004 17° 00h12m

South Carolina
Charleston, SC 05:35 PM 06:20 PM 07:02 PM 0.245 17° 01h27m
Columbia, SC 05:38 PM 06:20 PM 06:59 PM 0.206 18° 01h21m
Greenville, SC 05:40 PM 06:19 PM 06:56 PM 0.177 19° 01h16m

Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN 05:39 PM 06:18 PM 06:55 PM 0.167 22° 01h15m
Knoxville, TN 05:43 PM 06:18 PM 06:52 PM 0.141 20° 01h09m
Memphis, TN 04:38 PM 05:15 PM 05:52 PM 0.151 26° 01h14m
Nashville, TN 04:43 PM 05:17 PM 05:50 PM 0.129 23° 01h07m

United States

(All Times are Local Time) Duration Eclipse Maximum Eclipse Sun Partial Location Begins Eclipse Ends Mag. Alt. Eclipse

Texas
Abilene, TX 04:24 PM 05:09 PM 05:51 PM 0.185 36° 01h27m
Amarillo, TX 04:37 PM 05:07 PM 05:37 PM 0.085 37° 01h00m
Arlington, TX 04:26 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.193 33° 01h27m
Austin, TX 04:17 PM 05:10 PM 05:59 PM 0.265 34° 01h41m
Beaumont, TX 04:19 PM 05:12 PM 06:02 PM 0.292 31° 01h43m
Corpus Christi, TX 04:10 PM 05:09 PM 06:04 PM 0.345 35° 01h54m
Dallas, TX 04:26 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.194 33° 01h27m
El Paso, TX 03:20 PM 04:02 PM 04:42 PM 0.149 43° 01h22m
Fort Worth, TX 04:26 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.192 33° 01h27m
Garland, TX 04:27 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.190 33° 01h26m
Houston, TX 04:17 PM 05:11 PM 06:02 PM 0.296 32° 01h45m
Irving, TX 04:26 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.191 33° 01h27m
Laredo, TX 04:08 PM 05:07 PM 06:02 PM 0.338 37° 01h55m
Lubbock, TX 04:28 PM 05:07 PM 05:44 PM 0.134 38° 01h16m
Mesquite, TX 04:26 PM 05:11 PM 05:54 PM 0.195 33° 01h27m
Pasadena, TX 04:17 PM 05:12 PM 06:02 PM 0.298 32° 01h45m
Plano, TX 04:27 PM 05:11 PM 05:53 PM 0.186 33° 01h26m
San Antonio, TX 04:14 PM 05:09 PM 06:00 PM 0.287 36° 01h46m
Waco, TX 04:22 PM 05:10 PM 05:56 PM 0.229 34° 01h34m

Virginia
Alexandria, VA 05:58 PM 06:19 PM 06:40 PM 0.055 15° 00h42m
Arlington, VA 05:59 PM 06:19 PM 06:40 PM 0.052 15° 00h41m
Chesapeake, VA 05:58 PM 06:20 PM 06:40 PM 0.056 14° 00h42m
Hampton, VA 05:50 PM 06:20 PM 06:49 PM 0.111 14° 00h59m
Newport News, VA 05:50 PM 06:20 PM 06:49 PM 0.110 14° 00h59m
Norfolk, VA 05:49 PM 06:20 PM 06:50 PM 0.117 14° 01h00m
Portsmouth, VA 05:49 PM 06:20 PM 06:50 PM 0.117 14° 01h00m
Richmond, VA 05:52 PM 06:20 PM 06:47 PM 0.095 15° 00h55m
Virginia Beach, VA 05:50 PM 06:20 PM 06:50 PM 0.117 14° 01h00m

Washington DC
Washington, DC 05:58 PM 06:19 PM 06:40 PM 0.053 15° 00h41m

West Virginia
Charleston, WV 05:54 PM 06:18 PM 06:42 PM 0.069 18° 00h48m

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented in this catalog is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the following acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

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Last revised: 2005 Mar 22 - F. Espenak