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October 12, 1996 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: Europe, West in Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, 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 62.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 12 at 11:59:29Oct 12 at 7:59:29 am
Maximum EclipseOct 12 at 14:02:08Oct 12 at 10:02:08 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 12 at 16:04:47Oct 12 at 12:04:47 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 1 – Sep 2, 1997

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm CEST5:58 pm CEST
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm WET5:01 pm CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm CEST5:45 pm CEST
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm AMT6:30 pm AMT
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:18 pm CEST5:48 pm CEST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 pm AZST6:26 pm AMT
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:20 pm EEST5:39 pm CEST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm CEST5:39 pm CEST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:31 pm CEST5:55 pm CEST
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm CEST5:53 pm CEST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am EDT10:24 am EDT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:36 pm CET5:01 pm CET
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:28 pm CEST5:55 pm CEST
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 pm EET5:19 pm EET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:16 pm CEST5:46 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:00 pm CEST5:35 pm CEST
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm CET4:57 pm CET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:10 pm EEST6:32 pm EEST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm WEST4:09 pm WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:52 pm CEST6:28 pm EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm CEST5:52 pm CEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm MSD6:41 pm MSD
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm CEST5:46 pm CEST
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm CEST5:44 pm CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm CEST7:00 pm EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am WGST2:45 pm EGST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm BST4:32 pm BST
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm CEST5:51 pm CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm GMT2:58 pm GMT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm IRST5:29 pm EEST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm AST5:54 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm IST4:24 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:49 pm BST4:23 pm BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:20 pm EET5:14 pm EET
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:18 pm CEST6:00 pm CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm BST4:33 pm BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm AST5:13 pm EET
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm MSD6:10 pm MSD
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm CEST5:56 pm CEST
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm EET5:35 pm EET
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm EET5:09 pm IST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:57 pm CET5:04 pm CET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm CEST5:45 pm CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm EEST6:38 pm EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm CEST5:39 pm CEST
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm GMT3:47 pm GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:52 pm CEST6:00 pm CEST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm WET3:45 pm GMT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm EEST6:30 pm EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm CEST5:48 pm CEST
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm CEST5:56 pm CEST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm WET3:51 pm WET
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm CEST5:37 pm CEST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm CET5:00 pm WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm CEST5:57 pm CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:31 pm CEST5:26 pm CEST
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:22 pm IST5:14 pm EET
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm CEST5:46 pm CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm AZOST4:40 pm WEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:33 pm CEST6:53 pm EEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:57 pm CEST5:38 pm CEST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am PMDT11:38 am PMDT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm CEST5:51 pm CEST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm AST6:15 pm AST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:33 pm CEST5:56 pm CEST
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm CEST5:48 pm CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm CEST5:50 pm CEST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:00 pm CEST5:51 pm CEST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm CET5:58 pm CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:52 pm CEST5:33 pm CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm CEST5:46 pm CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm EEST5:07 pm IST
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:42 pm CET5:01 pm CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm EEST6:42 pm EEST
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm EEST5:47 pm CEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm BST4:33 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am ADT9:05 am EDT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:35 pm CEST5:53 pm CEST
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:48 pm WET3:40 pm WET
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:06 pm EEST6:28 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 eclipse725,000,00012.45%
At least 10% partial685,000,00011.76%
At least 20% partial608,000,00010.44%
At least 30% partial522,000,0008.97%
At least 40% partial418,000,0007.18%
At least 50% partial262,000,0004.51%
At least 60% partial26,700,0000.46%

* 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 27, 1996 — Total Lunar Eclipse