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June 11, 1983 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/East Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 53.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 11 at 02:09:32Jun 10 at 10:09:32 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 11 at 03:10:09Jun 10 at 11:10:09 pm
Maximum EclipseJun 11 at 04:42:40Jun 11 at 12:42:40 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 11 at 06:15:17Jun 11 at 2:15:17 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 11 at 07:15:48Jun 11 at 3:15:48 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 Nov 22 – Nov 23, 1984

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Christmas Island
Total Solar Eclipse
9:42 am CXT12:53 pm CXT
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:41 am WIB5:09 pm PGT
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm WIT5:15 pm PGT
Vanuatu
Total Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm VUT5:34 pm VUT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am DAVT12:52 pm
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am AWST5:09 pm PGT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am IOT8:15 am MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am MYT2:27 pm MYT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am ICT12:56 pm ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:50 am CST1:51 pm CST
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am CCT11:54 am CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT6:33 am EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:31 am WITA2:50 pm WITA
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 pm TOT5:52 pm FJT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am TFT9:32 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:59 pm 4:54 pm
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:15 pm HKT1:49 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am IST10:43 am IST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm JST3:09 pm JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm GILT6:43 pm GILT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am ICT12:52 pm ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm CST1:47 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am EAT6:57 am EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am MYT2:35 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am MVT9:08 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm 7:00 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am MUT8:08 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am EAT6:35 am EAT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm CHUT6:12 pm PONT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am MMT12:29 pm ICT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm NRT6:54 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm NCT5:33 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 pm NZST5:26 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm NFT5:26 pm NFT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm 4:52 pm
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm 3:58 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am 2:48 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am RET8:00 am RET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am SCT7:38 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am SGT1:53 pm SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm SBT6:15 pm SBT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am IST9:55 am IST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm CST2:07 pm CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am ICT12:45 pm ICT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm TVT6:08 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 pm BST6:49 pm BST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am ICT1:03 pm ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm WFT5:29 pm WFT

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 eclipse501,000,00010.68%
At least 10% partial289,000,0006.17%
At least 20% partial249,000,0005.31%
At least 30% partial220,000,0004.71%
At least 40% partial172,000,0003.68%
At least 50% partial151,000,0003.23%
At least 60% partial131,000,0002.81%
At least 70% partial117,000,0002.50%
At least 80% partial108,000,0002.32%
At least 90% partial94,700,0002.02%
Totality or annularity36,500,0000.78%

* 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 25, 1983 — Partial Lunar Eclipse