Partial Solar Eclipse of October 14, 2023

Overview

A partial solar eclipse will occur on October 14, 2023, starting in the late morning and ending in early afternoon. Click any image for a larger version. Information on the April 2024 total eclipse is also available.

Cloud Climo
Forecasts
Map and Timing
Links

Cloud Climo

An interactive map of viewability based on cloud cover is available from NCEI. Below is an example of climatological cloud cover for Indianapolis, taken from that site.

Below are satellite images from around 1:00 to 2:00 PM EDT on October 14s from 2013-2022. Click on the image for a larger version. (Due to limitations in the archive, some images are taken from a hemispheric satellite image view. Hemispheric satellite archive images are found the NCEI website. Some images courtesy of Iowa State.)


2013	2014	2015

2016	2017	2018

2019	2020	2021

2022

Forecasts

Graphical Cloud Cover Forecast

Use the slider bar to change the forecast to the desired time. If the map does not display, please use this link to open a tab with graphical cloud cover forecast.

Map and Timing

(Image courtesy of NASA)

Below is a table of times of the eclipse and how much of the sun will be obscured during the eclipse for selected cities across central Indiana. All times are approximate and in EDT. Timing for any location is available from the US Naval Observatory

City	Eclipse Begin	Eclipse Peak	Eclipse End	Max Obscuration
Vincennes	11:36 AM	1:01 PM	2:29 PM	48.7%
Terre Haute	11:37 AM	1:00 PM	2:28 PM	46.9%
Lafayette	11:38 AM	1:00 PM	2:26 PM	44.2%
Bedford	11:38 AM	1:02 PM	2:30 PM	46.4%
Indianapolis	11:39 AM	1:02 PM	2:28 PM	44.1%
Rushville	11:40 AM	1:03 PM	2:29 PM	43.1%
North Vernon	11:40 AM	1:03 PM	2:31 PM	44.6%
Muncie	11:41 AM	1:03 PM	2:28 PM	42.0%

Links

Eclipse Safety (from NASA)
NASA

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