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August 21, 1933 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: Europe, Asia, Australia, North/East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 24.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 21 at 02:52:06Aug 20 at 10:52:06 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 21 at 03:54:25Aug 20 at 11:54:25 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 21 at 05:48:47Aug 21 at 1:48:47 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 21 at 07:43:08Aug 21 at 3:43:08 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 21 at 08:45:23Aug 21 at 4:45:23 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Aug 10, 1934

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Afghanistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:24 am TMT10:05 am AFT15m, 11s
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm 6:15 pm ACST11m, 15s
Bangladesh
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:05 am IST1:05 pm 9m, 32s
Egypt
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:11 am EET7:07 am IST2m, 58s
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:36 am IST1:14 pm IST44m, 21s
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:00 noon WIB4:38 pm WITA44m, 24s
Iran
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:18 am TMT11:23 am IST16m, 11s
Iraq
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST8:23 am AST6m, 5s
Israel
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:02 am EET7:09 am EET2m, 34s
Jordan
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:52 am EET8:12 am AST3m, 35s
Libya
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:47 am EET6:02 am CET2m, 19s
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:57 am 4:18 pm WITA5m, 31s
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:17 am 2:16 pm 32m, 42s
Pakistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:28 am IST11:45 am IST12m, 55s
Palestine
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:05 am EET7:09 am EET2m, 29s
Syria
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:53 am EET8:16 am AST2m, 42s
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:04 am ICT2:59 pm ICT11m
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am CET6:01 am CET---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 am WET4:59 am WET---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am 8:20 am ---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 am CET5:59 am CET---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am TMT8:25 am ---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am GST9:26 am GST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am MSK8:04 am MSK---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CET5:56 am WEST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am IST12:26 pm IST---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am CET6:01 am CET---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am IOT11:01 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm 4:13 pm ---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am EET7:05 am EET---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:26 am ICT2:53 pm ICT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am WAT5:48 am WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am WAT5:56 am CET---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am AFT3:37 pm CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm CXT3:25 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:03 pm CCT2:39 pm CCT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am CAT5:41 am WAT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 am CET6:01 am CET---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 am EET7:09 am EET---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 am CET5:59 am CET---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 am CET5:56 am CET---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am EAT8:03 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:00 pm TLT4:37 pm WITA---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am 7:03 am CAT---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am EET6:58 am EET---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am 7:37 am ---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am EET6:55 am EET---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am WEST5:59 am WEST---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 8:20 am ---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 am CET5:58 am CET---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am EET7:04 am EET---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm 5:45 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm HKT3:27 pm HKT---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 am CET6:01 am CET---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 am CET6:01 am CET---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm 4:19 pm ---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am 12:03 pm ALMT---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am 7:16 am ---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 pm GILT6:45 pm GILT---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 am CET6:02 am CET---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST8:35 am ---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am 2:03 pm CST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am 2:46 pm ICT---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am EET8:00 am MSK---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 am EET7:10 am EET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am CET5:58 am CET---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am MSK8:00 am MSK---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am WEST5:57 am WEST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CST3:27 pm CST---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am MMT11:29 am MMT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am CET6:00 am CET---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 pm 6:14 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm 6:02 pm ---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am MSK8:05 am EEST---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am WEST5:58 am WEST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am HOVT1:23 pm ULAT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am CET6:01 am CET---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 pm NRT6:26 pm NRT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:49 am IST12:21 pm IST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am 5:56 am WEST---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm NCT5:52 pm NCT---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT5:56 am CET---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:28 pm 3:21 pm ---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 am CET6:02 am CET---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm 4:41 pm ---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 am CET5:51 am CET---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am GST9:46 am GST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:57 pm 5:18 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:19 pm PGT5:35 pm WIT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm 4:14 pm ---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am MSK8:01 am MSK---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am GST9:28 am GST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am MSK8:05 am EEST---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 12:55 pm ULAT---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am EAT6:17 am ---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CET5:59 am CET---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am 9:35 am GST---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am EEST6:02 am CET---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm 3:29 pm ---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 am CET6:01 am CET---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 am CET6:00 am CET---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm SBT6:37 pm SBT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am 7:46 am ---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:24 pm JST3:41 pm JST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am 6:52 am CAT---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am IST12:40 pm IST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am CAT7:05 am CAT---
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 am CET5:55 am CET---
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am CET5:58 am CET---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm 3:28 pm ---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am AFT2:05 pm CST---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 6:47 am ---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am CET5:59 am CET---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 am EET8:44 am TMT---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am 10:51 am ---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am 6:38 am CAT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am MSK8:11 am MSK---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am GST9:37 am GST---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am BST5:55 am BST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am 11:56 am ---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm VUT5:47 pm VUT---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am CET5:59 am CET---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am ICT2:58 pm ICT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 8:27 am ---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am EET6:53 am EET---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse1,050,000,00056.75%
At least 10% partial954,000,00051.18%
At least 20% partial813,000,00043.62%
At least 30% partial713,000,00038.25%
At least 40% partial599,000,00032.14%
At least 50% partial515,000,00027.67%
At least 60% partial460,000,00024.71%
At least 70% partial377,000,00020.22%
At least 80% partial298,000,00016.01%
At least 90% partial187,000,00010.07%
Totality or annularity39,100,0002.10%

* 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: August 5, 1933 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: September 4, 1933 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse