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September 23, 1987 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: East in Europe, Asia, North/East Australia, Pacific, Arctic.

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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 55.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 23 at 00:14:57Sep 22 at 8:14:57 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 23 at 01:19:26Sep 22 at 9:19:26 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 23 at 03:11:27Sep 22 at 11:11:27 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 23 at 05:03:33Sep 23 at 1:03:33 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 23 at 06:07:58Sep 23 at 2:07:58 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 11, 1988

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CST11:49 am CST
Fiji
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm FJT7:07 pm TOT
Japan
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:45 am JST1:39 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:16 am CST9:41 am
Mongolia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:17 am ULAST1:13 pm CHOST
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm PGT3:56 pm PGT
Samoa
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WST6:27 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm SBT5:04 pm SBT
Wallis and Futuna
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:46 pm WFT5:48 pm WFT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am AFT6:57 am AFT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm SST6:20 pm SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm PGT3:57 pm AEST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am BST8:42 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am CST8:12 am IST
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am BNT12:00 noon MYT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am ICT10:23 am ICT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 pm CKT6:59 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am WITA12:59 pm WITA
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm TAHT6:12 pm TAHT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:43 am 3:02 pm
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CST11:40 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am IST8:23 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am 2:36 pm WIT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am PKT5:51 am IRST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm GILT5:55 pm GILT
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am CST9:34 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am ICT10:23 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CST11:38 am CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am MYT12:17 pm MYT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm 5:40 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am CHUT4:40 pm PONT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:23 am CST11:02 am CST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm NRT5:50 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am NPT10:35 am CST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm NCT5:06 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm NZST5:54 pm NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm NUT6:15 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm NFT5:30 pm NFT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am KST12:38 pm KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:31 am 3:00 pm
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am GST6:08 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am PKT7:28 am PKT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am 2:01 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am 12:40 pm
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am OMSST3:38 pm MAGST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am 1:47 pm
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CST11:59 am CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am CST9:28 am
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am ICT10:16 am ICT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm TKT6:25 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm TOT6:40 pm TOT
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am 8:24 am
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm TVT6:02 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm WAKT6:42 pm SST
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am GST6:08 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm HST6:46 pm HST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am 9:28 am
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm VUT5:07 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am ICT10:31 am ICT

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 eclipse2,120,000,00042.13%
At least 10% partial1,940,000,00038.50%
At least 20% partial1,740,000,00034.64%
At least 30% partial1,430,000,00028.47%
At least 40% partial1,150,000,00022.97%
At least 50% partial933,000,00018.51%
At least 60% partial741,000,00014.72%
At least 70% partial538,000,00010.69%
At least 80% partial372,000,0007.38%
At least 90% partial155,000,0003.08%
Totality or annularity81,500,0001.62%

* 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: September 7, 1987 — Almost Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: October 7, 1987 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse