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September 11, 1988 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/West Asia, Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 56.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 11 at 01:45:41Sep 10 at 9:45:41 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 11 at 02:55:37Sep 10 at 10:55:37 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 11 at 04:43:32Sep 11 at 12:43:32 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 11 at 06:31:10Sep 11 at 2:31:10 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 11 at 07:41:11Sep 11 at 3:41:11 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 Jan 26, 1990

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:48 am AWST5:40 pm AEST
Somalia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:24 am EAT7:13 am EAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am PKT8:29 am PKT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am MAWT5:20 pm DDUT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am AST6:36 am AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am BST10:09 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am BTT9:06 am IST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am SAST6:28 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am IOT9:11 am MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:28 am MYT1:07 pm MYT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am EAT6:11 am CAT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am ICT11:52 am ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am NPT10:21 am MMT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CXT1:20 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CCT12:46 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am EAT7:27 am EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT6:19 am CAT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am EAT6:59 am EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:23 pm WITA2:08 pm WITA
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EEST5:39 am CAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EAT6:57 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am SAST6:31 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am EAT7:08 am EAT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am TFT11:15 am TFT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am IST10:39 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am WIB2:19 pm WITA
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am IRST7:13 am IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am ADT6:25 am AST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am ADT6:22 am AST
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am EAT7:15 am EAT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am AST6:27 am AST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am ICT11:29 am ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am SAST6:32 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am EAT7:42 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am CAT6:24 am CAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am MYT1:35 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am MVT9:58 am MVT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am MUT9:09 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EAT7:28 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am CAT6:31 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am MMT11:28 am MMT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am SAST6:22 am SAST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am NPT9:27 am NPT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 pm NZST6:37 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 pm NFT6:08 pm NFT
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am GST7:57 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am PKT8:51 am PKT
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am AST6:39 am AST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am RET8:54 am RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am CAT6:09 am CAT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am AST6:52 am AST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am SCT8:36 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am SGT1:35 pm SGT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am SAST6:54 am SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am EAT6:04 am CAT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am IST10:25 am IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am CAT6:57 am EAT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am EAT7:21 am EAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:21 am ICT12:16 pm ICT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am EAT7:09 am EAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am GST7:45 am GST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am ICT12:01 pm ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am AST7:05 am AST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CAT6:22 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT6:26 am SAST

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 eclipse1,450,000,00028.43%
At least 10% partial780,000,00015.21%
At least 20% partial553,000,00010.79%
At least 30% partial358,000,0006.99%
At least 40% partial182,000,0003.56%
At least 50% partial77,400,0001.51%
At least 60% partial15,600,0000.30%
At least 70% partial4,780,0000.09%
At least 80% partial2,630,0000.05%
Totality or annularity1,120,0000.02%

* 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: August 27, 1988 — Partial Lunar Eclipse