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August 21–22, 1998 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/East Asia, Australia, 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 63.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 21 at 23:10:18Aug 21 at 7:10:18 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 22 at 00:14:19Aug 21 at 8:14:19 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 22 at 02:06:08Aug 21 at 10:06:08 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 22 at 03:57:55Aug 21 at 11:57:55 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 22 at 05:01:59Aug 22 at 1:01:59 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 16, 1999

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:10 am WIB12:55 pm WIT49m, 53s
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:10 am MYT10:24 am MYT18m, 7s
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:57 am PGT2:30 pm PGT37m, 23s
Solomon Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:48 am SBT3:49 pm SBT4m, 55s
Vanuatu
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm VUT3:54 pm VUT7m, 38s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:31 pm SST5:57 pm SST---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am 3:03 pm LHST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am BST7:13 am BST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am IST6:31 am IST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am IOT7:22 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am MYT10:14 am MYT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am ICT8:46 am ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am CST9:47 am CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am CXT8:54 am CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am CCT8:09 am CCT---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm CKT6:52 pm CKT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am WITA11:04 am WITA---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm FJT5:00 pm FJT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm TAHT6:11 pm TAHT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am 1:20 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am HKT9:44 am HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am MMT6:59 am IST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am JST11:42 am JST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:33 pm GILT5:43 pm PHOT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am ICT8:43 am ICT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am CST9:43 am CST---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am MVT6:19 am MVT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:20 pm 4:16 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am CHUT3:12 pm PONT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am ICT8:33 am ICT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm NRT4:29 pm NRT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am NPT6:43 am NPT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm NCT3:55 pm NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm NZST4:58 pm NZST---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm NUT6:00 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:29 pm NFT4:18 pm NFT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am 1:18 pm ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am 12:10 pm ---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am 10:45 am ---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm WST5:57 pm WST---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am SGT9:48 am SGT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am KST10:24 am KST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am 7:18 am ---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am CST10:00 am CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am ICT8:41 am ICT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm TKT5:51 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm TOT6:01 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm TVT4:51 pm TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm WAKT5:31 pm SST---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am ICT8:51 am ICT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm WFT4:57 pm WFT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity 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 eclipse2,090,000,00034.93%
At least 10% partial1,270,000,00021.24%
At least 20% partial774,000,00012.93%
At least 30% partial476,000,0007.96%
At least 40% partial361,000,0006.05%
At least 50% partial315,000,0005.27%
At least 60% partial204,000,0003.42%
At least 70% partial105,000,0001.76%
At least 80% partial68,200,0001.14%
At least 90% partial24,400,0000.41%
Totality or annularity5,090,0000.09%

* 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 8, 1998 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: September 6, 1998 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse