2009 solar eclipses times?

Question

Please give the time of the eclipse here in the Philippines, please?
the eclipses of January 26 and July 22?
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Answer 1

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Hi Trigger!

You'll only see partial eclipses in the Philippines this year. The total and annular phases are only visible overseas.

The best place to see the eclipse on Monday January 26th will be at the southern tip of Mindanao, such as at Gian. If you have a clear view of the southwestern horizon, you'll see the eclipse start at about 4:47 p.m. Philippines Time (if you have welders glasses -- the sun is far too dazzling for you to notice with the unaided eye). The eclipse advances as the sun moves down closer to the horizon, until with about 5/6 of the solar disc eclipsed, the sun sets at 5:44 p.m. If the sky is clear, you'd easily be able to glance at the eclipse with the unaided eye at sunset, and you'll notice the lower edge of the sun so distorted in shape that it will look clearly longer than the upper edge.

On Palawan, the middle of the eclipse happens before sunset, but no more than 3/4 of the solar disc is covered. The times for Puerto Princess are 4:50 p.m. for the start of the partial eclipse, and 5:57 for the middle of the eclipse. The sun sets at 6:08 Philippines Time.

Elsewhere in the Philippines, the sun sets before the middle of the eclipse, so your best view will be at sundown with a clear view of the southwestern horizon.

The July 22nd eclipse is total over many places in China, including much of the Blue River valley and Shanghai, as well as the Amami islands just south of Kyushu, Japan. The Philippines, however, sees only an unremarkable partial eclipse.

For seeing this eclipse, the best place in the Philippines (such as it is) will be the far north of the country, such as Claveria, northern Luzon. The partial eclipse there starts about 8:28 a.m. Philippines Time, with mid-eclipse at 9:42 a.m., when just 62% of the sun will be covered. The eclipse ends at 11:03. Don't forget your welder's glasses, although you might be able to make out some crescent suns on the ground in the shadows of the leaves.

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Answer 2

The times vary somewhat, depending on your exact location. In Manila, the times of the eclipses will be:
January 26th: The eclipse starts at 4:55 p.m. and will be visible until sunset (5:49 p.m.) at which time 62% of the Sun's diameter will be obscured.
July 22nd: The eclipse will last from 8:33 a.m. until 11:02 a.m. The middle of the eclipse will be at 9:44 a.m. when 49% of the Sun's diameter will be obscured.

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http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/JSEX/JSEX-A…