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April 29, 2014 Annular Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Looked Like Near the Maximum Point

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Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse started at one location and ended at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurred. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 67.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 29 at 03:52:40Apr 28 at 11:52:40 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 29 at 05:57:49Apr 29 at 1:57:49 am
Maximum EclipseApr 29 at 06:03:35Apr 29 at 2:03:35 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 29 at 06:14:22Apr 29 at 2:14:22 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 29 at 08:14:30Apr 29 at 4:14:30 am

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 1, 2016

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:07 am MAWT3:17 pm CAST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm AWST5:44 pm ACST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:13 pm CXT2:20 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm CCT1:26 pm CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm WITA3:43 pm WITA
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:53 am TFT11:33 am TFT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm WITA3:50 pm WITA
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am SAST7:25 am SAST

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse61,800,0000.84%
At least 10% partial22,100,0000.30%
At least 20% partial21,300,0000.29%
At least 30% partial17,400,0000.24%
At least 40% partial16,100,0000.22%
At least 50% partial8,030,0000.11%
At least 60% partial520,0000.007%
At least 70% partial--
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: April 15, 2014 — Total Lunar Eclipse