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July 20–21, 1925 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 Australia, Pacific, Antarctica.

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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 23.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 20 at 19:03:17Jul 20 at 3:03:17 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 20 at 20:22:46Jul 20 at 4:22:46 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 20 at 21:48:18Jul 20 at 5:48:18 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 20 at 23:13:41Jul 20 at 7:13:41 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 21 at 00:33:11Jul 20 at 8:33:11 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 Jul 9 – Jul 10, 1926

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
French Polynesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:32 am TAHT3:18 pm GAMT
New Zealand
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:40 am 10:49 am CHAST
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am 11:40 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am AEST8:08 am
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm 5:15 pm
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am CKT12:55 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am TOT10:11 am FJT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am PHOT12:54 pm LINT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am NRT8:10 am NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am NCT8:46 am NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am NUT11:19 am NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am 8:59 am
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am PGT6:53 am PGT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm 3:58 pm
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am 10:57 am
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am SBT8:22 am SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am TKT11:20 am TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am TOT10:44 am TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am TVT9:48 am TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am 11:40 am
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am VUT8:39 am VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am WFT10:09 am 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 eclipse3,550,0000.29%
At least 10% partial2,480,0000.20%
At least 20% partial2,300,0000.19%
At least 30% partial1,880,0000.15%
At least 40% partial1,330,0000.11%
At least 50% partial866,0000.07%
At least 60% partial667,0000.05%
At least 70% partial538,0000.04%
At least 80% partial228,0000.02%
Totality or annularity1150.000009%

* 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: August 4, 1925 — Partial Lunar Eclipse