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Diagram showing the stages of a total and partial solar eclipse, with the Moon moving across the Sun. Each phase is illustrated step-by-step, from first contact through maximum coverage to last contact.

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Solar eclipse phenomena
The partial phase of the eclipse then begins as a small indentation in the western rim of the Sun becomes noticeable. The dark disk of the Moon now gradually moves across the Sun’s disk, and the bright area of the Sun is reduced to a crescent.…
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The partial phase of the eclipse then begins as a small indentation in the western rim of the Sun becomes noticeable. The dark disk of the Moon now gradually moves across the Sun’s disk, and the bright area of the Sun is reduced to a crescent.…
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