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Apr 17, 1912 – Partial Solar Eclipse in Scotland, United Kingdom

Partial Eclipse Visible
Apr 17, 1912
Scotland, United Kingdom
Global Event: Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Scotland, United Kingdom
Start of Partial: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 10:50 am GMT
Start of Totality: Not visible from Scotland
End of Totality: Not visible from Scotland
End of Partial: Wed, Apr 17, 1912 at 1:29 pm GMT

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

Apr 17, 1912 – Partial Solar Eclipse – Scotland

A
Partial Starting:
10:50 am GMT
Near Rockall
Totality
Not visible from Scotland
B
Partial Ending:
1:29 pm GMT

The colors on the map indicate how much of the Sun gets covered by the Moon.

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

Selection of Cities in Scotland Where the Eclipse Is Visible

LocationObscurationStartMaxEndAvg. Cloud CoverWeather
Aberdeen
73.45%
10:58 am12:13 pm1:28 pm GMT
75 %
Dundee
73.91%
10:56 am12:11 pm1:27 pm GMT
74 %
Edinburgh
74.78%
10:55 am12:10 pm1:27 pm GMT
73 %
Fort William
70.39%
10:55 am12:09 pm1:25 pm GMT
82 %
Glasgow
73.59%
10:54 am12:09 pm1:26 pm GMT
81 %
Inverness
70.09%
10:56 am12:11 pm1:26 pm GMT
73 %
Lerwick (Shetland Islands)
67.81%
11:03 am12:16 pm1:29 pm GMT
82 %

All times shown on this page are local time.

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Eclipses Visible in Scotland

Eclipse Visibility from ScotlandVisibility 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

Note: Click on the date link for details in Scotland, or the path map image for global details. Next visible eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse in Scotland

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