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November 23, 1965 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: Much of Asia, Australia, East in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 35.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 23 at 01:24:02Nov 22 at 8:24:02 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 23 at 02:28:57Nov 22 at 9:28:57 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 23 at 04:14:21Nov 22 at 11:14:21 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 23 at 05:59:49Nov 23 at 12:59:49 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 23 at 07:04:41Nov 23 at 2:04:41 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 May 20, 1966

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Afghanistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:17 am AFT8:18 am AFT
Bangladesh
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:25 am 10:51 am MMT
Brunei
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:08 am 1:50 pm
Cambodia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:41 am ICT12:12 pm ICT
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST1:13 pm CST
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST10:06 am IST
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:48 am WITA4:54 pm PGT
Laos
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:34 am ICT12:08 pm ICT
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:19 am 2:00 pm
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:58 am MMT11:49 am ICT
Nepal
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST9:38 am IST
Pakistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:31 am 8:51 am
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:35 pm PGT5:03 pm PGT
Tajikistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:46 am 9:48 am
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:03 am MMT12:04 pm ICT
Turkmenistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:21 am 8:41 am
Uzbekistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:03 am 9:47 am
Vietnam
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:36 am ICT1:20 pm IDT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm 6:33 pm
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am 4:56 pm PGT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am 7:35 am
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am GST7:23 am GST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am IST9:44 am IST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am CXT12:28 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am CCT11:18 am CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am TLT3:34 pm TLT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm FJT6:39 pm FJT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm 4:37 pm
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am HKT1:09 pm HKT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am IRST7:07 am IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am AST6:28 am AST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am JST3:23 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am CST9:55 am ALMT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm GILT6:33 pm GILT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am AST6:26 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am CST11:52 am CST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am CST1:07 pm CST
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am MVT8:34 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm 5:31 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm CHUT6:02 pm PONT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am HOVT11:19 am ULAT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm NRT6:13 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm NCT5:50 pm NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm NUT6:08 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm NFT5:50 pm NFT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am KST1:49 pm KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm 3:36 pm
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GST7:27 am GST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am 3:34 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am 2:16 pm
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am GST7:24 am GST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am ALMT3:51 pm MAGT
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm WST6:40 pm WST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am AST6:25 am AST
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am SGT12:46 pm SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm SBT6:03 pm SBT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am EAT6:00 am EAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am KST2:03 pm KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am IST9:28 am IST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CST1:26 pm CST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 pm TKT6:31 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 pm TOT7:09 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm TVT6:14 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm WAKT6:13 pm WAKT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am GST7:27 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 pm HST6:55 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm VUT5:58 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm WFT6:04 pm WFT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am AST7:15 am GST

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 eclipse1,540,000,00046.22%
At least 10% partial1,410,000,00042.31%
At least 20% partial1,320,000,00039.80%
At least 30% partial1,130,000,00033.94%
At least 40% partial990,000,00029.67%
At least 50% partial812,000,00024.35%
At least 60% partial613,000,00018.39%
At least 70% partial509,000,00015.27%
At least 80% partial394,000,00011.83%
At least 90% partial128,000,0003.86%
Totality or annularity51,000,0001.53%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: December 8, 1965 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse