The exact time and duration of the eclipse will depend on where you are and your elevation. Totality will commence at around 06:37 AM on the east coast of Cape York and 06:39 on the west coast. The duration of totality increases the closer you are to the centre line and the further east you are.
Location | Start of Partial Phases (1st Contact) | Start of totality (2nd contact) | Duration of totality |
Atherton | 5:45 | 6:39:34 | 36 seconds |
Babinda | 5:45 | 6:39:22 | 1 minute 16 seconds |
Cairns CBD | 5:45 | 6:39:33 | 2 minutes |
Cape Tribulation | 5:44 | 6:37:55 | 1 minute 27 seconds |
Gordonvale | 5:45 | 6:38:00 | 1 minute 37 seconds |
Innisfail CBD | 5:45 | 6:40:02 | 20 seconds |
Kowanyama | 5:45 | 6:37:07 | 1 minute 35 seconds |
Lakeland Downs | 5:44 | 6:37:37 | 1 minute 32 seconds |
Laura | 5:44 | 6:37:32 | 1 minute 02 seconds |
Mareeba | 5:45 | 6:38:45 | 1 minute 40 seconds |
Mossman | 5:44 | 6:38:00 | 2 minutes 4 seconds |
Oak Beach | 5:44 | 6:38:09 | 2 minutes 5 seconds |
Tolga | 5:44 | 6:38:02 | 2 minutes 4 seconds |
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook