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Apr 17, 1912 – Partial Solar Eclipse in Switzerland

Partial Eclipse Visible
Apr 17, 1912
Switzerland
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Switzerland
Start of Partial: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 11:49 am CET
Start of Totality: Not visible from Switzerland
End of Totality: Not visible from Switzerland
End of Partial: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 2:41 pm CET

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

This map shows where and when the eclipse is visible in Switzerland.

Apr 17, 1912 – Partial Solar Eclipse – Switzerland

A
Partial Starting:
11:49 am CET
Near Chancy
Totality
Not visible from Switzerland
B
Partial Ending:
2:41 pm CET

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This table provides the eclipse visibility and times for each canton.

Cantons in Switzerland Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CantonTypeStart of PartialStart of TotalityEnd of TotalityEnd of Partial
Aargau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Basel-Land
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:38 pm CET
Basel-Stadt
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:38 pm CET
Bern
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Fribourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am CET------2:37 pm CET
Geneva
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am CET------2:35 pm CET
Glarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Graubünden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am CET------2:41 pm CET
Jura
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:52 am CET------2:38 pm CET
Lucerne
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Neuchâtel
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am CET------2:37 pm CET
Nidwalden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Obwalden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Schaffhausen
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Schwyz
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Solothurn
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:52 am CET------2:38 pm CET
St. Gallen
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Thurgau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CET------2:40 pm CET
Ticino
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Uri
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Valais
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:50 am CET------2:38 pm CET
Vaud
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am CET------2:37 pm CET
Zug
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am CET------2:39 pm CET
Zurich
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am CET------2:40 pm CET

All times shown on this page are local time.

This table provides the eclipse visibility and times for each city,

Selection of Cities in Switzerland Where the Eclipse Is Visible

LocationObscurationStartMaxEndAvg. Cloud CoverWeather
Basel
87.52%
11:53 am1:16 pm2:38 pm CET
60 %
Bern
85.97%
11:52 am1:15 pm2:38 pm CET
61 %
Geneva
85.90%
11:49 am1:13 pm2:35 pm CET
66 %
Lausanne
86.03%
11:51 am1:14 pm2:36 pm CET
67 %
St. Gallen
84.41%
11:56 am1:19 pm2:40 pm CET
55 %
Winterthur
85.61%
11:55 am1:18 pm2:39 pm CET
59 %
Zürich
85.51%
11:55 am1:17 pm2:39 pm CET
60 %

All times shown on this page are local time.

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Eclipses Visible in Switzerland

Eclipse Visibility from SwitzerlandVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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