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February 14, 1915 Annular Solar Eclipse

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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, South in Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 17.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 14 at 01:41:34Feb 13 at 8:41:34 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 14 at 02:43:08Feb 13 at 9:43:08 pm
Maximum EclipseFeb 14 at 04:33:08Feb 13 at 11:33:08 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 14 at 06:23:07Feb 14 at 1:23:07 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 14 at 07:24:42Feb 14 at 2:24:42 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 Aug 10 – Aug 11, 1915

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:31 am AWST4:55 pm AEST
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:25 am 4:29 pm
Marshall Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:08 pm 6:05 pm
Micronesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm 4:21 pm
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm 5:10 pm PGT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm 6:53 pm
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:30 am 4:19 am
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am 1:51 pm
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am CXT12:50 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am CCT11:41 am CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am EAT6:23 am EAT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 pm CKT6:59 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:33 am 2:45 pm TLT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am SAST5:41 am SAST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm TOT6:37 pm
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 am 4:21 am
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:59 pm 5:21 pm
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:24 pm 4:21 pm
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm GILT7:00 pm GILT
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am EAT6:40 am EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am 2:04 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am MUT7:44 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am EAT6:24 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am CAT5:41 am SAST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 pm 6:17 pm
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm NCT5:30 pm NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 pm NUT6:35 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm 5:09 pm
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:02 pm 4:21 pm
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm 4:11 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm 3:00 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am RET7:40 am RET
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 pm 6:31 pm
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am SCT7:17 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am 12:33 pm
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm SBT6:01 pm SBT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 am SAST5:50 am SAST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm 2:21 pm
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am 5:22 am CAT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 pm TKT6:54 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm TOT6:36 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm TVT6:38 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 pm 6:52 pm WAKT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 pm HST7:10 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm VUT5:45 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm WFT6:24 pm WFT

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 eclipse64,600,0004.69%
At least 10% partial48,100,0003.49%
At least 20% partial35,500,0002.58%
At least 30% partial19,300,0001.41%
At least 40% partial7,620,0000.55%
At least 50% partial3,560,0000.26%
At least 60% partial2,480,0000.18%
At least 70% partial1,850,0000.13%
At least 80% partial1,160,0000.08%
At least 90% partial274,0000.02%
Totality or annularity36,7000.002%

* 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: January 31, 1915 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: March 1, 1915 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse