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October 23, 1976 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/West Asia, Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, 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 47.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 23 at 02:38:30Oct 22 at 10:38:30 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 23 at 03:34:35Oct 22 at 11:34:35 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 23 at 05:12:59Oct 23 at 1:12:59 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 23 at 06:51:16Oct 23 at 2:51:16 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 23 at 07:47:20Oct 23 at 3:47:20 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 12, 1977

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm AWST5:47 pm AEST
Burundi
Total Solar Eclipse
5:35 am CAT6:31 am CAT
Tanzania
Total Solar Eclipse
5:50 am EAT6:41 am CAT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am SAST6:37 am SAST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:02 am MAWT4:49 pm DDUT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am SAST6:42 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am IOT10:18 am IOT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 am WAT5:24 am WAT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am CXT1:28 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am CCT12:47 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am EAT7:46 am EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am CAT6:37 am CAT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am EAT7:17 am EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:41 pm WITA2:53 pm WITA
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am EET6:00 am EET
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am EAT7:15 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 am SAST6:46 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am EAT7:27 am EAT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 pm TOT7:27 pm TOT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am TFT11:09 am TFT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am IST10:05 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:09 am WIB4:14 pm WIT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am EAT7:35 am EAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am SAST6:45 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am EAT8:00 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 am CAT6:43 am CAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am MVT10:02 am MVT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am MUT9:22 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am EAT7:48 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 am CAT6:47 am CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am SAST6:40 am SAST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm NCT6:10 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm NZST7:31 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm NFT6:32 pm NFT
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST7:06 am AST
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm PGT5:33 pm PGT
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am RET9:10 am RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am CAT6:30 am CAT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:08 am AST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am SCT8:53 am SCT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm SBT6:26 pm SBT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am EAT7:33 am EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am SAST6:56 am SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT7:25 am EAT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am IST10:15 am IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CAT5:20 am WAT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EAT7:29 am EAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am AST6:37 am AST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm VUT5:54 pm VUT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am AST7:17 am AST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 am CAT6:39 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am CAT6:43 am 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 eclipse398,000,0009.62%
At least 10% partial218,000,0005.29%
At least 20% partial204,000,0004.94%
At least 30% partial174,000,0004.21%
At least 40% partial150,000,0003.62%
At least 50% partial127,000,0003.08%
At least 60% partial103,000,0002.51%
At least 70% partial82,300,0001.99%
At least 80% partial63,600,0001.54%
At least 90% partial28,000,0000.68%
Totality or annularity5,500,0000.13%

* 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: November 6–7, 1976 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse