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October 24, 1995 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: East in Europe, Asia, Much of Australia, East in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 61.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 24 at 01:51:54Oct 23 at 9:51:54 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 24 at 02:52:33Oct 23 at 10:52:33 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 24 at 04:32:29Oct 24 at 12:32:29 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 24 at 06:12:36Oct 24 at 2:12:36 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 24 at 07:13:05Oct 24 at 3:13:05 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Mar 8 – Mar 9, 1997

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Afghanistan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:22 am AFT8:46 am AFT2m, 45s
Bangladesh
Total Solar Eclipse
7:31 am IST11:29 am MMT2m, 17s
Cambodia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:24 am ICT12:51 pm ICT14m, 51s
India
Total Solar Eclipse
6:52 am PKT10:45 am IST22m, 16s
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:25 am WIB5:07 pm PGT2m, 44s
Iran
Total Solar Eclipse
5:21 am IRST9:02 am TMT1m, 39s
Malaysia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:29 am MYT2:30 pm MYT11m, 17s
Myanmar
Total Solar Eclipse
8:06 am BST12:29 pm ICT17m, 1s
Pakistan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:51 am PKT9:20 am PKT4m, 38s
Philippines
Total Solar Eclipse
11:02 am 2:43 pm 2m, 42s
Thailand
Total Solar Eclipse
9:13 am ICT12:42 pm ICT15m, 46s
Vietnam
Total Solar Eclipse
9:20 am ICT12:58 pm ICT11m, 1s
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am IRST7:56 am AZT---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:01 pm 5:06 pm PGT---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am AZT7:57 am AZT---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am AST6:50 am AST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am IST10:51 am BTT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am IOT8:22 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am MYT2:22 pm MYT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am IST1:52 pm CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am CXT12:54 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am CCT11:44 am CCT---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am EAT6:30 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am WITA2:50 pm WITA---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am EET5:42 am EET---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am EAT5:35 am CAT---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am EAT6:31 am EAT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm FJT7:28 pm TOT---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am AZT7:56 am SAMT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm 4:56 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am CST1:49 pm HKT---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am AST6:54 am AST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:15 pm JST3:41 pm JST---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am AST6:50 am AST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am UZT10:20 am ALMT---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm GILT6:30 pm GILT---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST6:51 am AST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am KGT12:19 pm CST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am ICT12:47 pm ICT---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am EET5:50 am EET---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am CST1:47 pm CST---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am MVT9:09 am MVT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm 6:36 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm CHUT6:12 pm PONT---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am ULAT12:51 pm ULAT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm NRT6:40 pm NRT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am NPT10:28 am NPT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm NCT5:54 pm NCT---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm KST2:25 pm KST---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm 4:55 pm ---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am GST7:56 am GST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm 3:55 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm PGT5:12 pm PGT---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am AST6:50 am AST---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am YEKT4:22 pm MAGT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GST7:51 am GST---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am SGT1:52 pm SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm SBT6:11 pm SBT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am EAT6:35 am EAT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:30 pm KST2:41 pm KST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am IST10:05 am IST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am CAT5:40 am CAT---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am AST5:53 am EET---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:00 am CST2:04 pm CST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am AFT12:16 pm CST---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 pm TOT6:42 pm TOT---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am IRST5:55 am EET---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am TMT9:07 am TMT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm TVT6:07 pm TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm WAKT6:24 pm WAKT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am MSK5:58 am EET---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am GST7:54 am GST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm HST7:13 pm HST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am TMT9:13 am KGT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm VUT5:54 pm VUT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm WFT5:51 pm WFT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am AST7:45 am GST---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse2,810,000,00049.02%
At least 10% partial2,570,000,00044.77%
At least 20% partial2,350,000,00040.94%
At least 30% partial2,060,000,00035.97%
At least 40% partial1,820,000,00031.72%
At least 50% partial1,500,000,00026.18%
At least 60% partial1,290,000,00022.57%
At least 70% partial1,090,000,00019.05%
At least 80% partial897,000,00015.63%
At least 90% partial623,000,00010.85%
Totality or annularity46,800,0000.82%

* 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: October 8, 1995 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse