Queensland - 2012 eclipse time and durations by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

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.

LocationStart of Partial Phases (1st Contact)Start of totality (2nd contact)Duration of totality
Atherton 5:456:39:3436 seconds
Babinda 5:456:39:221 minute 16 seconds
Cairns CBD 5:456:39:332 minutes
Cape Tribulation 5:446:37:551 minute 27 seconds
Gordonvale 5:456:38:001 minute 37 seconds
Innisfail CBD 5:456:40:0220 seconds
Kowanyama 5:456:37:071 minute 35 seconds
Lakeland Downs 5:446:37:371 minute 32 seconds
Laura 5:446:37:321 minute 02 seconds
Mareeba 5:456:38:451 minute 40 seconds
Mossman 5:446:38:002 minutes 4 seconds
Oak Beach 5:446:38:092 minutes 5 seconds
Tolga 5:446:38:022 minutes 4 seconds

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About Mark Sukhija

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