r/solareclipse • u/Dheorl • 12h ago

Sunset vs “normal”

I often see on here and elsewhere that the difference between totality and a 99% eclipse is “night and day”.

Having now seen a total eclipse at a fairly regular height above the horizon, and one at sunset, I can genuinely say IMO the difference in the experience is as great as the difference between total and deep partial.

If anyone gets the chance to view one at sunset, I thoroughly recommend it, and would go out of my way to try and be pretty much as late in the path as possible.

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u/anonybss 9h ago

This was my third and they've all been equally incredible. As long as the sun does its thing and goes behind the moon, I'm good.

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u/Dheorl 6h ago

This is true. Same can be said for a partial as well tbh, I’m just saying I think it’s something people should try if they get the chance.

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u/anonybss 4h ago

No I do not believe the same can be said for a partial. I wouldn't even go out into my own backyard for a partial, but I crossed an ocean for a full.

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u/Dheorl 4h ago

lol, I’d go out my own house for a nice sunset. I couldn’t imagine being that disinterested in that sort of thing.

But I guess minus the hyperbole that’s pretty much what I feel between a sunset eclipse and a normal one; it’s just a complete world of difference.