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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: Europe, North/West Asia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 22.8 seconds.
| Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Columbus* |
|---|---|---|
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Mar 28 at 10:01:01 | Mar 28 at 5:01:01 am |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | Mar 28 at 11:06:07 | Mar 28 at 6:06:07 am |
| Maximum Eclipse | Mar 28 at 13:05:04 | Mar 28 at 8:05:04 am |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | Mar 28 at 15:03:52 | Mar 28 at 10:03:52 am |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Mar 28 at 16:08:58 | Mar 28 at 11:08:58 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 Mar 17, 1923
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
| Country | Type | Start of Eclipse | End of Eclipse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 11:12 am | 5:02 pm CET | |
| Brazil | 6:00 am AMT | 11:08 am BRT | |
| Egypt | 2:23 pm CET | 6:09 pm EET | |
| Gambia | 10:05 am | 2:10 pm | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 10:09 am WAT | 2:16 pm WAT | |
| Kuwait | 4:48 pm AST | 6:09 pm AST | |
| Libya | 12:48 pm WET | 5:08 pm CET | |
| Mali | 11:24 am GMT | 2:54 pm WAT | |
| Mauritania | 10:19 am WAT | 3:43 pm GMT | |
| Peru | 5:39 am PET | 7:28 am PET | |
| Saudi Arabia | 4:44 pm | 7:03 pm | |
| Senegal | 10:11 am WAT | 2:23 pm WAT | |
| Afghanistan | 5:51 pm AFT | 5:38 pm TMT | |
| Albania | 2:21 pm CET | 4:54 pm CET | |
| Andorra | 12:59 pm WET | 3:34 pm WET | |
| Angola | 2:12 pm WAT | 4:01 pm WAT | |
| Anguilla | 6:42 am AST | 8:43 am AST | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 5:38 am EST | 7:46 am EST | |
| Argentina | 6:18 am AMT | 8:17 am ART | |
| Armenia | 4:43 pm | 6:23 pm | |
| Aruba | 6:09 am | 8:02 am | |
| Austria | 2:18 pm CET | 4:38 pm CET | |
| Azerbaijan | 4:44 pm | 6:17 pm | |
| Bahrain | 5:51 pm GST | 6:52 pm GST | |
| Barbados | 6:29 am AST | 8:51 am AST | |
| Belarus | 3:27 pm | 5:34 pm | |
| Belgium | 2:18 pm WEST | 4:21 pm WEST | |
| Belize | 5:51 am CST | 6:17 am CST | |
| Benin | 12:04 pm GMT | 2:45 pm WAT | |
| Bermuda | 7:24 am | 8:01 am | |
| Bolivia | 6:02 am AMT | 7:57 am | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2:21 pm CET | 4:48 pm CET | |
| British Virgin Islands | 6:42 am AST | 8:40 am AST | |
| Bulgaria | 3:26 pm EET | 5:53 pm EET | |
| Burkina Faso | 11:40 am GMT | 3:45 pm GMT | |
| Burundi | 4:07 pm | 5:22 pm | |
| Cabo Verde | 9:00 am CVT | 12:57 pm CVT | |
| Cameroon | 1:36 pm WAT | 4:57 pm WAT | |
| Caribbean Netherlands | 6:02 am | 8:13 am | |
| Cayman Islands | 6:17 am EST | 7:19 am EST | |
| Central African Republic | 2:00 pm WAT | 4:58 pm WAT | |
| Chad | 11:53 am WAT | 5:07 pm WAT | |
| Chile | 5:51 am | 7:17 am PET | |
| Colombia | 5:29 am COT | 8:04 am VET | |
| Congo | 2:00 pm WAT | 4:39 pm WAT | |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 2:15 pm WAT | 4:48 pm WAT | |
| Costa Rica | 6:31 am EST | 7:20 am EST | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 10:40 am | 3:32 pm GMT | |
| Croatia | 2:19 pm CET | 4:49 pm CET | |
| Cuba | 5:24 am | 6:55 am | |
| Curaçao | 6:04 am | 8:04 am | |
| Cyprus | 3:35 pm EET | 5:03 pm BST | |
| Czechia | 2:25 pm CET | 4:34 pm CET | |
| Denmark | 2:33 pm CET | 4:12 pm CET | |
| Djibouti | 4:31 pm | 5:59 pm | |
| Dominica | 6:34 am AST | 8:47 am AST | |
| Dominican Republic | 6:02 am | 7:53 am | |
| Ecuador | 5:49 am | 7:24 am PET | |
| El Salvador | 5:51 am CST | 6:18 am CST | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 12:28 pm GMT | 3:32 pm GMT | |
| Eritrea | 3:56 pm | 5:56 pm | |
| Estonia | 3:46 pm EET | 5:10 pm EET | |
| Ethiopia | 3:57 pm | 6:02 pm | |
| Finland | 3:50 pm EET | 4:58 pm EET | |
| France | 1:56 pm WEST | 4:44 pm WEST | |
| French Guiana | 6:10 am GFT | 9:06 am GFT | |
| Gabon | 1:43 pm WAT | 4:31 pm WAT | |
| Georgia | 4:43 pm MSK | 6:40 pm MSK | |
| Germany | 2:17 pm CET | 4:34 pm CET | |
| Ghana | 11:44 am GMT | 3:39 pm GMT | |
| Gibraltar | 1:34 pm BST | 4:34 pm BST | |
| Greece | 3:21 pm EET | 6:02 pm EET | |
| Grenada | 6:26 am AST | 8:47 am AST | |
| Guadeloupe | 6:35 am AST | 8:48 am AST | |
| Guatemala | 5:53 am CST | 6:17 am CST | |
| Guernsey | 2:11 pm BST | 4:10 pm BST | |
| Guinea | 11:12 am GMT | 3:26 pm GMT | |
| Guyana | 6:23 am | 9:08 am | |
| Haiti | 6:04 am | 7:28 am EST | |
| Honduras | 5:32 am CST | 6:19 am CST | |
| Hungary | 2:24 pm CET | 4:42 pm CET | |
| Iran | 4:45 pm EEST | 6:22 pm EEST | |
| Iraq | 4:41 pm AST | 6:41 pm AST | |
| Ireland | 2:13 pm IST | 3:53 pm IST | |
| Isle of Man | 2:24 pm BST | 3:49 pm BST | |
| Israel | 3:37 pm EET | 5:59 pm EET | |
| Italy | 2:03 pm CET | 4:56 pm CET | |
| Jamaica | 6:03 am EST | 7:23 am EST | |
| Jersey | 2:11 pm BST | 4:11 pm BST | |
| Jordan | 3:38 pm IST | 5:55 pm IST | |
| Kazakhstan | 5:00 pm | 6:29 pm | |
| Kenya | 4:27 pm | 5:55 pm | |
| Kosovo | 2:24 pm CET | 4:51 pm CET | |
| Latvia | 3:18 pm | 5:07 pm | |
| Lebanon | 3:38 pm IST | 5:56 pm IST | |
| Liberia | 10:31 am | 2:33 pm | |
| Liechtenstein | 2:18 pm CET | 4:32 pm CET | |
| Lithuania | 3:40 pm EET | 5:12 pm | |
| Luxembourg | 2:19 pm WEST | 4:22 pm WEST | |
| Malta | 2:09 pm CET | 4:57 pm CET | |
| Martinique | 6:32 am AST | 8:48 am AST | |
| Mexico | 5:45 am CST | 5:17 am MST | |
| Moldova | 3:19 pm | 5:30 pm | |
| Monaco | 2:09 pm WEST | 4:38 pm WEST | |
| Montenegro | 2:22 pm CET | 4:50 pm CET | |
| Montserrat | 6:38 am AST | 8:45 am AST | |
| Morocco | 10:39 am | 3:45 pm WET | |
| Netherlands | 2:21 pm WEST | 4:37 pm | |
| Nicaragua | 5:45 am | 6:35 am | |
| Niger | 12:06 pm GMT | 5:04 pm WAT | |
| Nigeria | 12:10 pm GMT | 4:57 pm WAT | |
| North Macedonia | 2:23 pm CET | 5:53 pm EET | |
| Norway | 2:41 pm CET | 3:52 pm CET | |
| Oman | 5:53 pm GST | 6:44 pm GST | |
| Pakistan | 7:23 pm IST | 6:10 pm AFT | |
| Palestine | 3:37 pm EET | 5:59 pm EET | |
| Panama | 6:09 am COT | 7:24 am COT | |
| Paraguay | 6:13 am AMT | 7:51 am | |
| Poland | 2:29 pm CET | 4:36 pm CET | |
| Portugal | 10:58 am | 3:29 pm WET | |
| Puerto Rico | 6:41 am AST | 8:39 am AST | |
| Qatar | 5:52 pm GST | 6:50 pm GST | |
| Romania | 2:28 pm CET | 5:49 pm EET | |
| Russia | 3:38 pm EET | 6:48 pm MSK | |
| Rwanda | 4:03 pm CAT | 5:28 pm | |
| Saint Helena | 10:35 am | 1:52 pm | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6:39 am AST | 8:44 am AST | |
| Saint Lucia | 6:30 am AST | 8:48 am AST | |
| Saint Martin | 6:11 am | 8:13 am | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6:27 am AST | 8:47 am AST | |
| San Marino | 2:16 pm CET | 4:42 pm CET | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 12:30 pm GMT | 3:24 pm GMT | |
| Serbia | 2:24 pm CET | 4:50 pm CET | |
| Sierra Leone | 10:12 am | 2:17 pm | |
| Sint Maarten | 6:11 am | 8:13 am | |
| Slovakia | 2:27 pm CET | 4:37 pm CET | |
| Slovenia | 2:20 pm CET | 4:40 pm CET | |
| Somalia | 4:57 pm EAT | 6:25 pm EAT | |
| South Sudan | 3:36 pm | 6:11 pm | |
| Spain | 10:48 am | 3:42 pm WET | |
| St. Barts | 6:41 am AST | 8:44 am AST | |
| Sudan | 2:19 pm WAT | 6:08 pm EET | |
| Suriname | 7:09 am BRT | 9:20 am | |
| Sweden | 2:36 pm CET | 4:10 pm CET | |
| Switzerland | 2:12 pm WEST | 4:34 pm CET | |
| Syria | 4:02 pm | 5:54 pm EET | |
| Tanzania | 4:04 pm | 6:00 pm | |
| The Bahamas | 5:51 am EST | 7:25 am EST | |
| Togo | 12:00 noon GMT | 3:40 pm GMT | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6:22 am AST | 8:48 am AST | |
| Tunisia | 1:53 pm CET | 4:59 pm CET | |
| Turkey | 4:29 pm EEST | 7:01 pm EEST | |
| Turkmenistan | 5:10 pm | 6:10 pm | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 5:52 am EST | 7:27 am EST | |
| US Minor Outlying Islands | 5:58 am | 7:24 am EST | |
| US Virgin Islands | 6:40 am AST | 8:40 am AST | |
| Uganda | 4:02 pm | 5:53 pm | |
| Ukraine | 2:32 pm CET | 6:04 pm | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5:53 pm GST | 6:47 pm GST | |
| United Kingdom | 2:10 pm BST | 4:10 pm BST | |
| United States | 6:17 am EST | 7:14 am EST | |
| Uruguay | 6:21 am | 8:05 am | |
| Uzbekistan | 5:11 pm | 5:57 pm | |
| Vatican City (Holy See) | 2:13 pm CET | 4:46 pm CET | |
| Venezuela | 5:42 am VET | 9:04 am | |
| Western Sahara | 11:30 am GMT | 2:43 pm | |
| Yemen | 4:59 pm | 6:22 pm | |
| Åland Islands | 3:50 pm EET | 4:56 pm EET |
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 eclipse | 340,000,000 | 26.71% |
| At least 10% partial | 288,000,000 | 22.65% |
| At least 20% partial | 229,000,000 | 18.04% |
| At least 30% partial | 178,000,000 | 14.01% |
| At least 40% partial | 134,000,000 | 10.54% |
| At least 50% partial | 91,700,000 | 7.20% |
| At least 60% partial | 58,400,000 | 4.59% |
| At least 70% partial | 36,400,000 | 2.86% |
| At least 80% partial | 19,100,000 | 1.50% |
| Totality or annularity | 3,730,000 | 0.29% |
* 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.
This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: March 13, 1922 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Third eclipse this season: April 11, 1922 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse