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June 21, 2001 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: Much of Africa, Much of South America, Atlantic, 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 64.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 21 at 09:33:03Jun 21 at 5:33:03 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 21 at 10:35:57Jun 21 at 6:35:57 am
Maximum EclipseJun 21 at 12:03:42Jun 21 at 8:03:42 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 21 at 13:31:34Jun 21 at 9:31:34 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 21 at 14:34:21Jun 21 at 10:34:21 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 Dec 4, 2002

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Angola
Total Solar Eclipse
11:50 am WAT3:23 pm WAT28m, 47s
Madagascar
Total Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm EAT5:34 pm EAT4m, 42s
Malawi
Total Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm CAT4:32 pm CAT1m, 41s
Mozambique
Total Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm CAT4:33 pm CAT11m, 9s
Zambia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm WAT4:31 pm CAT19m, 5s
Zimbabwe
Total Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm CAT4:30 pm CAT8m, 45s
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm CET1:59 pm WAT---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am ART8:38 am ART---
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am GMT2:35 pm WAT---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am AMT7:19 am BOT---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm CAT4:23 pm CAT---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am BRT10:08 am FNT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm IOT7:08 pm IOT---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am GMT2:22 pm WAT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm CAT4:27 pm CAT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am WAT3:08 pm WAT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm WAT3:14 pm WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm WAT3:01 pm WAT---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am BOT7:16 am CLT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:18 pm EAT5:34 pm EAT---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am WAT3:12 pm WAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am WAT4:29 pm CAT---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am GMT1:21 pm GMT---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm EAT4:54 pm EAT---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:39 am WAT3:01 pm WAT---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm EAT4:44 pm EAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm SAST4:21 pm SAST---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm EAT5:18 pm EAT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm TFT7:33 pm TFT---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am WAT3:08 pm WAT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am GMT12:21 pm GMT---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am GMT1:31 pm GMT---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am GMT12:59 pm GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am GMT12:28 pm GMT---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm EAT5:29 pm EAT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm SAST4:14 pm SAST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am GMT1:06 pm GMT---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm WAT2:11 pm WAT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am GMT2:14 pm WAT---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am GMT12:46 pm GMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm MUT6:01 pm MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm EAT5:34 pm EAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:50 am WAT3:22 pm WAT---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm WAT2:40 pm WAT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:46 am WAT2:53 pm WAT---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am PYT7:30 am PYT---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm RET5:46 pm RET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm CAT4:25 pm CAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am GMT1:15 pm GMT---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am GMT1:52 pm GMT---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am GMT12:35 pm GMT---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm SCT6:32 pm SCT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am GMT12:50 pm GMT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm EAT5:26 pm EAT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm SAST4:24 pm SAST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am GST10:12 am GST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm WAT5:18 pm EAT---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm WAT5:05 pm EAT---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm CAT4:33 pm CAT---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am GMT1:32 pm GMT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm CAT5:25 pm EAT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am UYT8:38 am UYT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:14 pm AST4:39 pm AST---

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 eclipse709,000,00011.39%
At least 10% partial630,000,00010.11%
At least 20% partial545,000,0008.76%
At least 30% partial473,000,0007.60%
At least 40% partial370,000,0005.95%
At least 50% partial264,000,0004.24%
At least 60% partial197,000,0003.16%
At least 70% partial116,000,0001.87%
At least 80% partial74,100,0001.19%
At least 90% partial46,800,0000.75%
Totality or annularity7,180,0000.12%

* 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: July 5, 2001 — Partial Lunar Eclipse