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March 18, 1969 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 Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, 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 39.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 18 at 02:06:28Mar 17 at 9:06:28 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 18 at 03:08:02Mar 17 at 10:08:02 pm
Maximum EclipseMar 18 at 04:54:24Mar 17 at 11:54:24 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 18 at 06:40:48Mar 18 at 1:40:48 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 18 at 07:42:21Mar 18 at 2:42:21 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 Sep 11, 1969

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:24 am WIB4:18 pm WIT43m, 46s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 pm BST6:34 pm BST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am MAWT11:29 am DAVT---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am AWST5:03 pm PGT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm 2:57 pm ---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm IDT2:39 pm IDT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm CST3:04 pm CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am CXT1:13 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am CCT12:15 pm CCT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:46 am WITA3:54 pm TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm FJT7:29 pm TOT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am TFT9:39 am TFT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm 5:38 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm HKT2:53 pm HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am IST10:54 am IST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm JST4:40 pm JST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm GILT6:53 pm GILT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:46 am ICT1:37 pm ICT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm CST2:51 pm CST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am EAT6:55 am EAT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am 3:06 pm ---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm 6:09 pm ---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am MUT8:05 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am EAT6:14 am EAT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:53 pm CHUT5:37 pm CHUT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CAT5:54 am CAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am MMT12:58 pm ICT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm NRT6:33 pm NRT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm NCT5:37 pm NCT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm 4:40 pm ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm 4:28 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm WIT5:22 pm PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm 3:21 pm ---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am RET7:56 am RET---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm WST6:41 pm WST---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am SGT1:53 pm SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm SBT6:13 pm SBT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am SAST6:11 am SAST---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:54 pm KST4:01 pm KST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm CST3:13 pm CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:41 am 1:29 pm ICT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 pm TKT6:40 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm TOT6:56 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm TVT6:26 pm TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm BST7:03 pm WAKT---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 pm HST8:01 pm HST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:20 pm VUT5:57 pm VUT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm IDT2:46 pm IDT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm WFT6:03 pm WFT---

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 eclipse501,000,00013.86%
At least 10% partial193,000,0005.33%
At least 20% partial138,000,0003.82%
At least 30% partial128,000,0003.55%
At least 40% partial108,000,0002.99%
At least 50% partial94,000,0002.60%
At least 60% partial58,100,0001.60%
At least 70% partial26,600,0000.73%
At least 80% partial12,000,0000.33%
At least 90% partial2,800,0000.08%
Totality or annularity66,0000.001%

* 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: March 4, 1969 — Almost Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: April 2, 1969 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse