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July 9–10, 1926 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/East Asia, North/East Australia, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 24.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 9 at 20:04:57Jul 9 at 4:04:57 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 9 at 21:08:21Jul 9 at 5:08:21 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 9 at 23:05:39Jul 9 at 7:05:39 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 10 at 01:02:58Jul 9 at 9:02:58 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 10 at 02:06:22Jul 9 at 10:06:22 pm

* 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 Jan 3, 1927

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
US Minor Outlying Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:18 am WAKT2:06 pm
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:17 am HST2:58 pm HST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am AEST8:09 am PGT
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm CST6:34 pm CST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm PST4:31 pm PST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 pm EST7:05 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm 5:19 pm
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 am CST6:14 am CST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm CKT1:44 pm CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm CST6:08 pm CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 pm CST7:25 pm CST
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am TLT6:10 am TLT
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm 6:19 pm
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 pm CST6:31 pm CST
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm MART4:12 pm MART
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am 8:34 am
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 pm MST5:43 pm MST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm CST6:29 pm CST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am HKT6:12 am HKT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am PGT8:16 am PGT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am 7:57 am
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am GILT2:36 pm LINT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am CST6:12 am CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am 5:45 am
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am 10:28 am
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm PST5:51 pm PST
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am 9:56 am KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 am NRT10:20 am NRT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 pm 6:34 pm
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am 7:14 am JST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am 7:39 am
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am 7:21 am
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am PGT8:26 am PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am 6:17 am
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm 4:39 pm
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am MAGT10:03 am PETT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am SBT9:21 am SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am JST7:20 am
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am 6:16 am
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm EST7:10 pm EST
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am TVT10:49 am TVT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am VUT9:02 am VUT

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 eclipse241,000,00019.88%
At least 10% partial100,000,0008.27%
At least 20% partial42,000,0003.46%
At least 30% partial27,400,0002.26%
At least 40% partial11,400,0000.94%
At least 50% partial4,940,0000.41%
At least 60% partial1,210,0000.10%
At least 70% partial298,0000.02%
At least 80% partial206,0000.02%
At least 90% partial620.000005%
Totality or annularity120.000001%

* 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: June 25, 1926 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: July 25, 1926 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse