Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016

On March 9, 2016, a large area of the Pacific, covering Indonesia, Borneo, but also large parts of Southeast Asia and Australia, witnessed a partial solar eclipse. It was total in multiple islands of Indonesia, three atolls of the Federated States of Micronesia (Eauripik, Woleai and Ifalik) and the central Pacific, starting at sunrise over Sumatra and ending at sunset north of Hawaii. In the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the totality exceeded a duration of more than 4 minutes. Much of East Asia witnessed more than 50% partial eclipse. The largest city along the path of totality was Palembang in southern Sumatra ( from Jakarta and from Singapore). In order to watch the total solar eclipse, Alaska Airlines adjusted the flight plan for Flight 870. The flight passed through the umbral shadow about north of Hawaii. == Maps ==

Places experiencing total eclipse Places experiencing partial eclipse == Gallery ==

File:Partial solar eclipse at Jakarta, Indonesia - March 9 2016.JPG|Partial in Jakarta, Indonesia, 0:23 UTC File:Partial Solar Eclipse, 9 March 2016, from Singapore (editted and cropped).jpg|Partial in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 0:23 UTC File:SolarEclipse.jpg|Partial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 0:26 UTC Eclipse IMG 6820 (25340012520).jpg|Partial in Marina Bay, Singapore, 0:26 UTC File:Solar Eclipse (25333178700).jpg|Partial in Dompu, Indonesia, 0:38 UTC File:Diamond Ring, Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia. (33311539925).jpg|Diamond ring effect in Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia. 0:42 UTC File:Solar Eclipse KKU (25261758439).jpg|Partial in Khon Kaen University, Thailand, 0:46 UTC File:Partial Solar Eclipse 9 March 2016 from Nonthaburi, Thailand.JPG|Partial in Nonthaburi, Thailand, 0:52 UTC File:Solar Eclipse 09-03-16 Brunei (25005063854).jpg|Partial in Jerudong, Brunei, 1:01 UTC File:XOKA1563-1024ss (25536509211).jpg|Partial in Langkawi, Malaysia, 1:16 UTC File:Partial Solar Eclipse in Hefei, Anhui, China.JPG|Partial in Hefei, China, 1:40 UTC == Eclipse details ==

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse. == Eclipse season ==

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. == Related eclipses ==

Eclipses in 2016 • A total solar eclipse on March 9. • A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 23. • A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 18. • An annular solar eclipse on September 1. • A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 16. Metonic • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 26, 2009 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 2007 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025 Tritos • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027 Solar Saros 130 • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1998 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034 Inex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1987 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2045 Triad • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1929 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 8, 2103 Solar eclipses of 2015–2018 Saros 130 Metonic series Tritos series Inex series ==Notes==