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Partial eclipse will dim isle skies for 2 hours

By Mike Shanahan
Bishop Museum

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 29, 2012

~~<p>As seen from the islands, a small portion of the sun will be blocked by the moon on the afternoon of May 20. From Honolulu the first contact of moon and sun will occur at 2:03 p.m.</p>
<p>By 3:15 p.m., the time of deepest eclipse, about a tenth of the sun will be blocked by the moon. The eclipse will end at 4:12 p.m.</p>
~~

As seen from the islands, a small portion of the sun will be blocked by the moon on the afternoon of May 20. From Honolulu the first contact of moon and sun will occur at 2:03 p.m.

By 3:15 p.m., the time of deepest eclipse, about a tenth of the sun will be blocked by the moon. The eclipse will end at 4:12 p.m. Login for more...



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