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September 21, 1941 Total 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: North/East Europe, Asia, North in Australia, North in Africa, North/West North America, Pacific, Arctic.

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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 25.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 21 at 01:58:26Sep 20 at 9:58:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 21 at 02:59:33Sep 20 at 10:59:33 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 21 at 04:33:38Sep 21 at 12:33:38 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 21 at 06:07:57Sep 21 at 2:07:57 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 21 at 07:08:52Sep 21 at 3:08:52 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 4 – Feb 5, 1943

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
China
Total Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AFT3:05 pm 1h, 23m, 45s
Japan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm JST3:43 pm JST5m, 47s
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:00 am 10:39 am ALMT17m, 12s
Kyrgyzstan
Total Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 1:31 pm 5m, 59s
Marshall Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm 3:56 pm 1m, 24s
Northern Mariana Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm 3:54 pm 2m, 27s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:08 am 4:54 pm MAGT1m, 50s
Taiwan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:04 pm JST3:14 pm JST3m, 36s
Uzbekistan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:59 am 10:20 am 2m, 13s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT8:21 am AFT---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am 6:56 am ---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm AEST4:55 pm PGT---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am 6:58 am ---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am GST7:39 am GST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am 10:50 am ---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CEST6:05 am CEST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am 10:54 am ---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:45 am BNT2:31 pm ---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am EET5:55 am EET---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am ICT12:47 pm ICT---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am EET5:47 am EET---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm TLT2:29 pm TLT---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am EET5:42 am EET---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am EAT5:17 am CAT---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am CEST6:08 am CEST---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm FJT7:16 pm TOT---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am EET6:14 am EET---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am 7:57 am KUYT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm 4:55 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am 2:59 pm ---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am IST11:40 am ---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am WIB3:59 pm WIT---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT9:02 am ---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am AST6:51 am AST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am IDT5:45 am EET---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am AST6:45 am AST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm GILT6:38 pm GILT---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am 6:56 am ---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am ICT12:47 pm ICT---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am CEST6:06 am CEST---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am EET5:46 am EET---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am CEST6:05 am CEST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am 1:57 pm CST---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am 2:43 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm 4:08 pm ---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am CEST5:59 am CEST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am ULAT12:24 pm ULAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am IST11:54 am ---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm NRT6:18 pm NRT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am IST10:45 am ---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm NCT5:41 pm NCT---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm JST2:52 pm JST---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am CEST6:15 am CEST---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am GST7:44 am GST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am AFT9:55 am IST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm 3:51 pm ---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am EET6:43 am IDT---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:49 pm PGT5:07 pm PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am 2:39 pm ---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am GST7:39 am GST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am EET5:59 am EET---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am GST5:43 am EET---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am 12:43 pm ---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm SBT6:06 pm SBT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm JST3:01 pm JST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am CAT5:27 am CAT---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am EET5:13 am CET---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am AST5:51 am EET---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am 10:22 am ---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am 12:40 pm ICT---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am TMT5:55 am EET---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT9:10 am ---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm TVT6:11 pm TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WAKT6:51 pm WAKT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am CEST6:03 am CEST---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am GST7:43 am GST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm 7:21 pm HST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm VUT5:49 pm VUT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am ICT12:53 pm ICT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm WFT5:47 pm WFT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am 7:24 am GST---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality 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 eclipse803,000,00047.72%
At least 10% partial741,000,00044.07%
At least 20% partial699,000,00041.55%
At least 30% partial638,000,00037.96%
At least 40% partial564,000,00033.57%
At least 50% partial431,000,00025.61%
At least 60% partial346,000,00020.62%
At least 70% partial267,000,00015.89%
At least 80% partial201,000,00011.97%
At least 90% partial109,000,0006.49%
Totality or annularity16,800,0001.00%

* 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: September 5, 1941 — Partial Lunar Eclipse