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November 1, 1948 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: South/West Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, 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 28.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 1 at 03:19:01Oct 31 at 10:19:01 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 1 at 04:19:04Oct 31 at 11:19:04 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 1 at 05:58:49Nov 1 at 12:58:49 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 1 at 07:38:22Nov 1 at 2:38:22 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 1 at 08:38:38Nov 1 at 3:38:38 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 Sep 12, 1950

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Congo Democratic Republic
Total Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CAT7:37 am CAT1m, 56s
Kenya
Total Solar Eclipse
6:20 am EAT8:35 am EAT5m, 33s
Uganda
Total Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EAT8:26 am EAT2m, 22s
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am CAT7:35 am SAST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am 6:05 pm ---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm AWST6:38 pm AEST---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am GST8:33 am GST---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am CAT7:45 am SAST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am IOT11:17 am IOT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CAT7:28 am CAT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT6:18 am WAT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 am WAT6:17 am WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am CAT6:13 am WAT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am CCT1:17 pm CCT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am EAT8:52 am EAT---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am WAT6:22 am WAT---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:13 am EAT---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am EET5:56 am CET---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am WAT5:20 am GMT---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:11 am EAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am SAST7:53 am SAST---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am EAT7:55 am ---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 am 7:33 am ---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am WAT6:21 am WAT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am IST10:49 am IST---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am IRST7:52 am IRST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am AST7:25 am AST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am IST6:36 am EET---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am EET6:37 am EET---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am AST7:23 am AST---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EET6:20 am IST---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am SAST7:51 am SAST---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am CAT6:00 am WAT---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am EAT9:15 am EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 7:46 am CAT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am MMT10:49 am MMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am MUT10:36 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am EAT8:54 am EAT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am CAT7:55 am CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am SAST7:39 am SAST---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm NCT6:12 pm NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm NZST7:59 pm NZST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 am GMT5:09 am GMT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am WAT6:16 am WAT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 pm 6:19 pm ---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am 8:02 am ---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am EET6:31 am EET---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am GST8:38 am GST---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am RET10:25 am RET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am CAT7:26 am CAT---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am GMT5:19 am GMT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am AST8:04 am ---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am SCT9:58 am SCT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:33 am EAT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am SAST8:21 am SAST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT7:20 am CAT---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am IST10:45 am IST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am CAT7:13 am CAT---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am EET6:22 am EET---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am EAT7:44 am CAT---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am AST7:42 am AST---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 8:14 am ---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am CAT7:41 am CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am CAT7:47 am CAT---

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 eclipse134,000,0008.80%
At least 10% partial96,800,0006.35%
At least 20% partial89,100,0005.85%
At least 30% partial80,200,0005.27%
At least 40% partial72,000,0004.73%
At least 50% partial62,400,0004.09%
At least 60% partial48,900,0003.21%
At least 70% partial33,700,0002.21%
At least 80% partial24,500,0001.61%
At least 90% partial16,300,0001.07%
Totality or annularity2,150,0000.14%

* 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: October 18, 1948 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse