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December 14, 1955 Annular 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/East Europe, Asia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 30.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 14 at 04:01:13Dec 13 at 11:01:13 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginDec 14 at 05:10:26Dec 14 at 12:10:26 am
Maximum EclipseDec 14 at 07:01:53Dec 14 at 2:01:53 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endDec 14 at 08:53:21Dec 14 at 3:53:21 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 14 at 10:02:35Dec 14 at 5:02:35 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 Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 29 – Apr 30, 1957

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Cambodia
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm ICT5:02 pm ICT
Chad
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT7:39 am WAT
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:25 am IST6:02 pm CST
Djibouti
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:02 am EAT10:22 am EAT
Eritrea
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:01 am EAT10:21 am EAT
Ethiopia
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:01 am EAT10:09 am
Hong Kong
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm CST5:42 pm HKT
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:22 am IST3:26 pm IST
Japan
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:27 pm JST6:01 pm JST
Laos
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm ICT5:02 pm ICT
Libya
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:46 am CAT8:44 am EET
Maldives
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:44 am MMT2:13 pm MMT
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:48 pm MMT4:59 pm ICT
Somalia
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:03 am EAT10:22 am
Sudan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:01 am CAT9:06 am CAT
Taiwan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm CST5:20 pm CST
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm ICT5:02 pm ICT
Vietnam
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm ICT5:02 pm ICT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am AFT1:05 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am EET7:43 am CET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am 6:36 am WET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am CAT8:11 am CAT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am 10:41 am IRST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm 4:46 pm
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CET7:45 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am 10:18 am
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am GST11:36 am GST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm 3:50 pm
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am MSK9:52 am MSK
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am WAT7:14 am WAT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am IST3:12 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am CET7:44 am CET
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 am SAST7:41 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am IOT2:07 pm IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm 5:54 pm BNT
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am EET8:48 am EET
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am WAT6:14 am GMT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am CAT9:24 am
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am WAT7:24 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am WAT7:37 am WAT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:11 pm CXT4:27 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm CCT3:53 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am EAT10:12 am EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT7:20 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am CAT8:44 am CAT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am CET7:44 am CET
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am EET8:55 am EET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET7:46 am CET
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm TLT6:13 pm TLT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am CAT9:01 am EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am WAT6:08 am GMT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am MSK9:52 am MSK
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am TFT12:44 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am WAT7:11 am WAT
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am EET10:09 am
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am GMT6:10 am GMT
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am EET8:47 am EET
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am EET7:46 am CET
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:49 pm WIB5:26 pm WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am AST11:48 am IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am AST10:24 am AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am IST8:57 am IST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CET7:42 am CET
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am AST10:03 am AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:08 am 2:37 pm ALMT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am CAT10:17 am EAT
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am CET7:44 am CET
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am AST10:25 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am 4:37 pm CST
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am MSK9:51 am MSK
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am EET8:58 am EET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am MSK9:50 am MSK
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm CST5:44 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am EAT10:32 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am 9:25 am
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm 5:27 pm
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am GMT5:21 am WAT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am CET7:37 am CET
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am MUT12:06 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am EAT10:14 am EAT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 pm CHUT6:28 pm CHUT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am MSK9:50 am MSK
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm ULAT4:29 pm ULAT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am CET7:43 am CET
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am 9:00 am CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am SAST7:42 am SAST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:23 am IST3:06 pm IST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am GMT7:31 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am WAT7:23 am WAT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm KST5:20 pm KST
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am CET7:44 am CET
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am AST12:13 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am 1:53 pm
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 pm 6:08 pm
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am IST8:57 am EET
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm PGT6:10 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm 5:56 pm
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am MSK7:49 am CET
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am GST11:39 am GST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am RET11:34 am RET
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am EET8:49 am EET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am 4:03 pm ULAT
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am CAT9:25 am
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am CET7:41 am CET
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am GMT6:03 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am AST11:57 am GST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am EET8:45 am EET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am SCT12:09 pm SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm 5:22 pm
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am CET7:47 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET7:44 am CET
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm KST5:00 pm KST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am CAT9:58 am EAT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am IST3:09 pm IST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EET10:05 am AST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am AFT2:35 pm
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am EAT9:49 am
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am GMT6:11 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am CET7:37 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am EET10:39 am IRST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am 1:06 pm
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am CAT9:39 am
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am MSK9:57 am MSK
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am AST11:55 am GST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am 2:19 pm
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CET7:40 am CET
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am AST11:03 am AST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am CAT8:36 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am CAT8:19 am CAT

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 eclipse1,620,000,00059.31%
At least 10% partial1,480,000,00054.20%
At least 20% partial1,310,000,00047.93%
At least 30% partial1,110,000,00040.73%
At least 40% partial875,000,00031.88%
At least 50% partial577,000,00021.02%
At least 60% partial377,000,00013.73%
At least 70% partial212,000,0007.75%
At least 80% partial87,900,0003.20%
Totality or annularity39,400,0001.44%

* 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: November 29, 1955 — Partial Lunar Eclipse