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July 31, 1962 Annular 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: South/West Europe, West in Asia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, 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 33.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 31 at 09:25:52Jul 31 at 5:25:52 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 31 at 10:29:03Jul 31 at 6:29:03 am
Maximum EclipseJul 31 at 12:25:00Jul 31 at 8:25:00 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 31 at 14:20:55Jul 31 at 10:20:55 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 31 at 15:24:09Jul 31 at 11:24:09 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 25, 1963

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Benin
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:47 am GMT3:47 pm WAT9m, 11s
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:25 am BRT9:55 am BRT3m, 42s
Burkina Faso
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:26 am GMT3:38 pm WAT16m, 50s
Cameroon
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm WAT4:09 pm WAT24m, 29s
Colombia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:54 am VET6:40 am COT2m, 50s
Comoros
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm EAT6:01 pm EAT3m, 22s
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm WAT4:13 pm WAT12m, 40s
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm WAT5:23 pm CAT24m, 5s
Gambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:56 am WAT12:55 pm WAT12m, 6s
Ghana
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:34 am GMT2:44 pm GMT17m
Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:00 am GMT2:20 pm GMT1m, 56s
Guyana
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:58 am 8:05 am 3m, 56s
Madagascar
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm EAT5:50 pm EAT3m, 10s
Mali
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:07 am GMT3:33 pm WAT30m, 54s
Mayotte
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm EAT5:52 pm EAT3m
Mozambique
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm CAT5:24 pm CAT3m, 11s
Nigeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:55 am WAT3:59 pm WAT25m, 48s
Senegal
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:55 am GMT2:04 pm GMT22m, 24s
Suriname
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:01 am 8:24 am 3m, 27s
Tanzania
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:35 pm EAT5:24 pm CAT12m, 11s
Togo
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:43 am GMT2:45 pm GMT8m, 42s
Venezuela
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:20 am VET8:02 am 3m, 36s
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am WAT3:27 pm WAT---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CET1:48 pm CET---
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm WAT5:20 pm CAT---
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:42 am AST---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am AST7:44 am AST---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am BRT7:28 am BOT---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 7:07 am ---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am AST7:47 am AST---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am AST7:27 am AST---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am AMT7:37 am BOT---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm SAST5:18 pm CAT---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am AST7:40 am AST---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:21 pm CAT---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am CVT11:22 am CVT---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am 7:12 am ---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am EST6:28 am EST---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm WAT4:10 pm WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm WAT4:03 pm WAT---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CLT6:32 am PET---
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EST6:33 am EST---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am GMT2:36 pm GMT---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 am CST6:31 am CST---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am 7:08 am ---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm EAT5:56 pm EAT---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am AST7:45 am AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am EST6:36 am EST---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am PET6:36 am PET---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm EET4:30 pm EET---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am GMT4:05 pm WAT---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm CAT5:52 pm EAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm SAST5:13 pm SAST---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm CAT6:11 pm EAT---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm CET1:52 pm CET---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am GFT7:57 am GFT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm TFT6:01 pm ---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:31 am GMT4:11 pm WAT---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am CET2:17 pm CET---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm EET3:27 pm EET---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am AST7:45 am AST---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am AST7:45 am AST---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am GMT12:57 pm WAT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am EST6:34 am EST---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 am CST5:30 am CST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 pm EEST4:46 pm EEST---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm CET2:33 pm CET---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am EST6:31 am EST---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm EET3:47 pm EET---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm CAT6:20 pm EAT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm SAST5:06 pm SAST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am 1:39 pm ---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm CET3:38 pm WAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm CAT5:24 pm CAT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm CET2:31 pm CET---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am AST7:45 am AST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am GMT2:16 pm GMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm MUT6:09 pm MUT---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CST5:24 am CST---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am AST7:43 am AST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am GMT12:41 pm WAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm WAT5:18 pm CAT---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am CST5:32 am CST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am GMT3:49 pm WAT---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm AST5:30 pm AST---
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am EST6:34 am EST---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am PYT7:32 am PYT---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am COT6:38 am COT---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am 1:16 pm ---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am AST7:39 am AST---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm RET5:59 pm RET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:19 pm CAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am GMT2:13 pm GMT---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:43 am AST---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am AST7:45 am AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:12 am ---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:45 am AST---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am GMT3:00 pm GMT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm AST5:41 pm AST---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 pm SCT6:52 pm SCT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am 3:12 pm ---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am 7:12 am ---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm EAT6:17 pm EAT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm SAST5:18 pm SAST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm WAT5:13 pm CAT---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am WET1:26 pm WET---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:42 am AST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm WAT4:04 pm WAT---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am EST6:31 am EST---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:46 am AST---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm EET3:56 pm EET---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am EST6:32 am EST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am 12:31 am ---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am AST7:40 am AST---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:18 pm CAT---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am EDT7:22 am EDT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am UYT7:56 am UYT---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am WAT1:45 pm GMT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm AST5:51 pm AST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm WAT5:24 pm CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm CAT5:22 pm CAT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity 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 eclipse515,000,00016.50%
At least 10% partial387,000,00012.39%
At least 20% partial339,000,00010.87%
At least 30% partial294,000,0009.40%
At least 40% partial254,000,0008.14%
At least 50% partial221,000,0007.10%
At least 60% partial203,000,0006.51%
At least 70% partial163,000,0005.24%
At least 80% partial105,000,0003.37%
At least 90% partial51,100,0001.64%
Totality or annularity15,300,0000.49%

* 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: July 17, 1962 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: August 15, 1962 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse