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May 30, 1965 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 in North America, Much of South America, Pacific.

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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 35.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 30 at 18:41:54May 30 at 2:41:54 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 30 at 19:40:45May 30 at 3:40:45 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 30 at 21:16:56May 30 at 5:16:56 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 30 at 22:53:14May 30 at 6:53:14 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 30 at 23:51:58May 30 at 7:51:58 pm

* 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 Nov 12, 1966

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Cook Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
8:18 am CKT11:07 am CKT3m, 43s
French Polynesia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:55 am TAHT1:01 pm MART3m, 50s
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
6:41 am NZST9:39 am CHAST2m, 26s
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm PET6:19 pm PET2m, 22s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am 10:09 am ---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm CLT5:50 pm ART---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm AST7:01 pm AST---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am AEST7:05 am LHST---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm CST5:37 pm CST---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 pm BOT5:20 pm PET---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm PET5:44 pm PET---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 pm AST6:50 pm AST---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 pm AST6:54 pm AST---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm EST6:24 pm EST---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm EAST4:07 pm EAST---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 pm COT6:39 pm COT---
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm CST5:49 pm CST---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm CST6:19 pm CST---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 pm AST6:57 pm AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm EST6:17 pm EST---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm 6:51 pm ---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:52 pm CST5:41 pm CST---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am FJT8:50 am FJT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 pm AST6:26 pm AST---
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm CST5:41 pm CST---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm VET6:29 pm ---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm EST6:20 pm EST---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm CST5:41 pm CST---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 pm EST6:25 pm EST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am LINT11:12 am LINT---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm PST5:40 pm CST---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am NCT7:37 am NCT---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm CST5:43 pm CST---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am NUT9:35 am NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am NFT8:09 am NFT---
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm EST6:45 pm EST---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am PGT6:01 am PGT---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am 2:04 pm ---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm AST7:02 pm AST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm AST6:26 pm AST---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am WST10:01 am WST---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am SBT7:24 am SBT---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 pm EDT7:07 pm EDT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am TKT10:01 am TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am TOT9:57 am TOT---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 pm AST6:23 pm AST---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 pm EST5:56 pm EST---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am TVT8:41 am TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am 12:20 pm ---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 pm AST6:51 pm AST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am HST5:12 pm CST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am VUT7:34 am VUT---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm AMT6:09 pm COT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am WFT8:52 am WFT---

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 eclipse128,000,0003.84%
At least 10% partial98,700,0002.96%
At least 20% partial84,700,0002.54%
At least 30% partial45,800,0001.37%
At least 40% partial29,400,0000.88%
At least 50% partial20,200,0000.61%
At least 60% partial17,100,0000.51%
At least 70% partial14,400,0000.43%
At least 80% partial10,200,0000.31%
At least 90% partial7,290,0000.22%
Totality or annularity355,0000.01%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: June 13–14, 1965 — Partial Lunar Eclipse