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January 25, 1963 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 Africa, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 34.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 25 at 10:56:41Jan 25 at 5:56:41 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 25 at 12:01:22Jan 25 at 7:01:22 am
Maximum EclipseJan 25 at 13:36:37Jan 25 at 8:36:37 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 25 at 15:11:55Jan 25 at 10:11:55 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 25 at 16:16:30Jan 25 at 11:16:30 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 Nov 23, 1965

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:58 am CLT10:45 am
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:56 am CLT9:43 am CLT
Lesotho
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm SAST6:03 pm SAST
Madagascar
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm EAT6:57 pm EAT
South Africa
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm SAST6:10 pm SAST
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:55 pm WAT6:15 pm CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am 5:45 pm
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am BOT8:52 am BOT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:43 pm SAST6:13 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am BRT12:06 pm FNT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm CAT6:14 pm CAT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:10 pm WAT4:45 pm WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm WAT4:57 pm WAT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm EAT6:39 pm EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm WAT5:03 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm CAT6:16 pm CAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm SAST6:06 pm SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm EAT5:52 pm CAT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am FKT9:50 am FKT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm TFT7:08 pm
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:44 pm WAT4:57 pm WAT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm EAT7:01 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 pm CAT6:16 pm CAT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm MUT6:55 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 pm EAT6:33 pm EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm SAST6:15 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm SAST6:13 pm SAST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am 9:17 am PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am PET7:35 am PET
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 pm RET7:05 pm RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 pm CAT6:13 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm GMT3:34 pm GMT
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm SCT7:24 pm SCT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 pm EAT6:33 pm EAT
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am GST12:33 pm GST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm CAT6:05 pm CAT
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm EAT5:47 pm CAT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm EAT7:16 pm EAT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm EAT6:12 pm CAT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am 10:36 am UYT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm SAST6:16 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm SAST6:15 pm 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 eclipse229,000,0007.18%
At least 10% partial164,000,0005.16%
At least 20% partial118,000,0003.71%
At least 30% partial88,700,0002.78%
At least 40% partial75,200,0002.35%
At least 50% partial65,300,0002.05%
At least 60% partial49,600,0001.55%
At least 70% partial35,500,0001.11%
At least 80% partial28,500,0000.89%
At least 90% partial16,000,0000.50%
Totality or annularity1,150,0000.04%

* 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: January 9–10, 1963 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse