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July 9, 1945 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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: Europe, North/West Asia, North/East Africa, North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 27.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 9 at 10:59:33Jul 9 at 6:59:33 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 9 at 12:13:29Jul 9 at 8:13:29 am
Maximum EclipseJul 9 at 13:27:21Jul 9 at 9:27:21 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 9 at 14:41:06Jul 9 at 10:41:06 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 9 at 15:55:10Jul 9 at 11:55:10 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on May 20, 1947

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
7:06 am 10:15 am 37m, 25s
Finland
Total Solar Eclipse
2:46 pm EET5:16 pm EET8m, 24s
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
8:43 am WGT12:33 pm 26m, 48s
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:27 pm ALMT8:42 pm 8m, 45s
Kyrgyzstan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:43 pm 8:55 pm 36s
Norway
Total Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm CEST5:12 pm CEST3m, 6s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
1:21 am ANAT6:44 pm 24m, 54s
Sweden
Total Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm CEST4:19 pm CET8m, 4s
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
6:59 am 3:52 am 2m, 22s
Uzbekistan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:42 pm 8:41 pm 17s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm AFT6:38 pm TMT---
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm CEST5:41 pm EET---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm 5:29 pm ---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm WET3:18 pm WET---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 pm 6:47 pm ---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm CET5:31 pm CEST---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm 6:47 pm ---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 pm GST7:34 pm GST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm MSK6:31 pm MSK---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:49 pm 5:19 pm CEST---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am 6:09 am CST---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am ADT9:44 am ADT---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm CEST5:37 pm CEST---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm CEST6:43 pm EEST---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am EST7:05 am EST---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm CET4:30 pm WAT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 pm HOVT11:34 pm ---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:16 pm CEST5:37 pm CEST---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CDT8:18 am CDT---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm EET5:50 pm ---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm 5:30 pm CEST---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm CEST5:20 pm CEST---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm EAT6:40 pm EAT---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EST6:52 am EST---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm CET7:00 pm ---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am CST5:57 am CST---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm CAT5:50 pm CAT---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm MSK6:21 pm MSK---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm EAT6:45 pm EAT---
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm WET2:54 pm WET---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:42 pm 5:29 pm ---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm MSK6:45 pm ---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm 4:28 pm CET---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm 4:56 pm ---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:36 pm CET5:48 pm EET---
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am 6:10 am CST---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm 5:09 pm ---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am EST6:56 am EST---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 am CST6:00 am CST---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm CET5:35 pm CEST---
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm 2:44 pm ---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 pm 8:49 pm IST---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm TMT6:53 pm AST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 pm AST7:01 pm ---
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:26 pm IST4:02 pm IST---
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm 5:03 pm ---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm EET6:53 pm IDT---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm 5:39 pm CEST---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am EST6:57 am EST---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm 5:10 pm ---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm AST7:00 pm ---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm CEST5:39 pm CEST---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm AST6:53 pm AST---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm MSK6:24 pm MSK---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm EET5:52 pm EET---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm 4:48 pm CET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm CET4:25 pm CET---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm MSK6:26 pm MSK---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm CEST5:20 pm ---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:44 pm CEST5:37 pm CEST---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am CST5:52 am ---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm MSK6:39 pm MSK---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm 5:25 pm ---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 pm IRKT8:12 pm HOVT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm CEST5:38 pm CEST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm WEST4:03 pm WEST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:49 pm CEST5:18 pm CEST---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am CST5:50 am CST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm WAT4:10 pm WAT---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm CEST5:41 pm CEST---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm GST7:13 pm GST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 pm 7:30 pm AFT---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 pm IDT6:52 pm IDT---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm 5:32 pm CEST---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:04 pm 5:02 pm ---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 pm GST7:31 pm GST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm CEST5:41 pm EET---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am AST9:34 am AST---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm CEST5:31 pm CEST---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm AST7:02 pm ---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm CEST5:40 pm EET---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm CEST5:33 pm CEST---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:14 pm CEST5:32 pm CEST---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm 6:35 pm EAT---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:46 pm CEST5:22 pm CEST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm CAT5:53 pm CAT---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm 4:26 pm CET---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 pm EEST5:52 pm EET---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 pm 7:59 pm ---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am EST7:27 am EST---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:35 pm 5:32 pm ---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm EET5:50 pm EET---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 pm 8:46 pm ---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am EST7:05 am EST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am EST6:50 am EST---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:14 pm MSK6:41 pm MSK---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 pm GST7:25 pm GST---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm 5:12 pm ---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm CEST5:32 pm CEST---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 pm GST6:52 pm ---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm EET5:15 pm EET---

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 eclipse383,000,00024.10%
At least 10% partial328,000,00020.64%
At least 20% partial285,000,00017.92%
At least 30% partial259,000,00016.29%
At least 40% partial231,000,00014.53%
At least 50% partial177,000,00011.13%
At least 60% partial112,000,0007.05%
At least 70% partial69,000,0004.33%
At least 80% partial43,500,0002.74%
At least 90% partial23,600,0001.49%
Totality or annularity1,590,0000.10%

* 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: June 25, 1945 — Partial Lunar Eclipse