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April 28, 1949 Partial 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, North/West Asia, North/West Africa, North in North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 28.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 28 at 05:51:46Apr 28 at 1:51:46 am
Maximum EclipseApr 28 at 07:48:23Apr 28 at 3:48:23 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 28 at 09:44:33Apr 28 at 5:44:33 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 21, 1949

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am CET8:44 am CET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am WET7:33 am WET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CET8:50 am CET
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am CET9:07 am CET
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am CEST11:28 am MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am CET9:14 am CET
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am CET8:55 am CET
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am CET8:48 am CET
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:14 am EST2:26 am MST
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am CET8:59 am CET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am CET10:13 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am CEST9:31 am CET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am MSK11:38 am MSK
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am WET8:39 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am EET11:03 am EET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CET9:13 am CET
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am CET10:24 am CEST
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am BST8:34 am BST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am EET9:37 am EET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 am WGT6:19 am WGT
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am BST9:09 am BST
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am CET10:04 am CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am 8:47 am
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am IST9:23 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am BST9:21 am BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CET9:01 am CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am BST9:08 am BST
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am CET8:46 am CET
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am MSK11:33 am MSK
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am WET8:16 am CET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am CET9:02 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am MSK11:29 am MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am CET9:10 am CET
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 am WAT6:02 am WAT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CET8:24 am CET
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 am WAT6:10 am WAT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am MSK11:01 am MSK
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am CET8:52 am CET
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am CET8:48 am CET
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am WET7:33 am WET
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am CET9:20 am CET
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am WET7:23 am CET
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am CET8:42 am CET
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CET10:05 am CET
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am CEST10:24 am CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am WEST6:51 am
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am CET10:02 am EET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CEST10:44 pm ANAT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am CET8:52 am CET
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am GMT6:39 am GMT
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am CET9:57 am CEST
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am CET10:08 am CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am CET9:00 am CET
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am WET8:54 am CET
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET10:59 am EET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am CET9:04 am CET
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am WET8:31 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am EEST9:34 am EET
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am CEST11:14 am MSK
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am BST9:36 am BST
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am CET8:45 am CET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am WET7:11 am WET
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am EET10:39 am EET

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 eclipse143,000,0009.55%
At least 10% partial101,000,0006.73%
At least 20% partial53,100,0003.54%
At least 30% partial8,660,0000.58%
At least 40% partial66,4000.004%
At least 50% partial40200.0002%

* 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: April 13, 1949 — Total Lunar Eclipse