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November 12, 1966 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 Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 36.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 12 at 11:42:55Nov 12 at 6:42:55 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 12 at 12:42:31Nov 12 at 7:42:31 am
Maximum EclipseNov 12 at 14:22:51Nov 12 at 9:22:51 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 12 at 16:03:01Nov 12 at 11:03:01 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 12 at 17:02:49Nov 12 at 12:02:49 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 2, 1967

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
8:17 am BOT12:33 pm 26m, 57s
Bolivia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:59 am PET11:02 am BOT17m, 11s
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
6:49 am COT2:51 pm 15m, 21s
Chile
Total Solar Eclipse
7:08 am PET11:24 am CLT3m, 25s
Paraguay
Total Solar Eclipse
8:17 am PYT11:21 am PYT2m, 2s
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ECT9:37 am PET18m, 32s
Uruguay
Total Solar Eclipse
9:39 am UYT12:36 pm UYT43s
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm SAST6:51 pm SAST---
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:51 am AST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am 7:14 pm ---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am AST8:58 am AST---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am AST9:28 am AST---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am AST9:14 am AST---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am 7:24 am CST---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm SAST7:01 pm SAST---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 am AST8:56 am AST---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am AST9:28 am AST---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EST8:14 am EST---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am COT9:08 am PET---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CAT6:32 pm CAT---
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CST7:40 am CST---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am CST8:11 am CST---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am AST9:28 am AST---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am AST9:07 am AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am EDT9:13 am EDT---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am ECT9:01 am PET---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CST7:28 am CST---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm SAST6:22 pm SAST---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am FKT11:39 am FKT---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am GFT9:57 am GFT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 pm TFT8:45 pm TFT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am AST9:23 am AST---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am AST9:03 am AST---
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am CST7:27 am CST---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am VET10:16 am GYT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am EST8:13 am EST---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am CST7:28 am CST---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EST8:16 am EST---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 pm SAST6:42 pm SAST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm EAT6:24 pm EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm CAT5:54 pm CAT---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am AST9:10 am AST---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am CST7:26 am CST---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am AST9:00 am AST---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm SAST6:16 pm SAST---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm SAST7:02 pm SAST---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CST7:32 am CST---
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am EST8:40 am EST---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 am 5:20 am ---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am AST9:06 am AST---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:14 pm GMT4:48 pm GMT---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am AST8:58 am AST---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am AST9:14 am AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am AST9:20 am AST---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm SAST7:02 pm SAST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am GST2:19 pm GST---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am GYT11:59 am BRST---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am EST8:03 am EST---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am AST9:31 am AST---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am EST7:58 am EST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am CST8:13 am EST---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am AST9:01 am AST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am EST7:09 am CST---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am COT11:00 am AMST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm CAT5:41 pm WAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm SAST6:30 pm CAT---

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 eclipse286,000,0008.41%
At least 10% partial224,000,0006.60%
At least 20% partial199,000,0005.86%
At least 30% partial177,000,0005.20%
At least 40% partial141,000,0004.14%
At least 50% partial99,900,0002.93%
At least 60% partial79,100,0002.32%
At least 70% partial50,400,0001.48%
At least 80% partial38,200,0001.12%
At least 90% partial20,700,0000.61%
Totality or annularity2,920,0000.09%

* 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: October 29, 1966 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse