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May 21, 1993 Partial 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: Much of Europe, North/West Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 59.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 21 at 12:18:48May 21 at 8:18:48 am
Maximum EclipseMay 21 at 14:19:15May 21 at 10:19:15 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 21 at 16:19:33May 21 at 12:19:33 pm

* 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 13, 1993

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 pm AZT8:10 pm AZT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 pm MSD8:13 pm AZT
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm EEST7:15 pm EEST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am MDT11:23 am EDT
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm CEST5:45 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm CEST6:01 pm CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 pm EEST7:12 pm EEST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm WEST4:44 pm WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm CEST7:11 pm EEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 pm 9:14 pm
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CEST5:58 pm CEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:14 am ADT1:38 pm WGST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm GMT3:39 pm GMT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 pm IRDT8:03 pm AZT
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 pm NOVST9:19 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm EEST7:13 pm EEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm EEST7:12 pm EEST
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am MST6:16 am PDT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 pm EEST7:07 pm EEST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm CEST5:35 pm CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm CEST6:03 pm CEST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm CEST6:09 pm CEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 pm EEST7:03 pm EEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:09 am ANAST8:19 pm MSD
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm CEST5:56 pm CEST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm CEST6:07 pm CEST
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 pm EEST7:07 pm EEST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 pm UZT9:48 pm
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm EEST7:18 pm EEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:33 pm BST4:49 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am MDT6:56 am AKDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 pm 9:44 pm
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm EEST7:08 pm EEST

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 eclipse322,000,0005.78%
At least 10% partial101,000,0001.82%
At least 20% partial36,400,0000.65%
At least 30% partial7,190,0000.13%
At least 40% partial1,290,0000.02%
At least 50% partial545,0000.009%
At least 60% partial60,9000.001%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: June 4, 1993 — Total Lunar Eclipse