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April 19, 2004 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: South in Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 64.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 19 at 11:29:56Apr 19 at 7:29:56 am
Maximum EclipseApr 19 at 13:34:16Apr 19 at 9:34:16 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 19 at 15:38:36Apr 19 at 11:38:36 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 14, 2004

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm WAT4:36 pm WAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CLT5:17 pm
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:14 pm SAST5:38 pm CAT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm EAT6:00 pm EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm CAT5:35 pm CAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm SAST5:36 pm SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm TFT6:05 pm
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm SAST5:33 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm EAT5:52 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm CAT5:35 pm CAT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 pm EAT5:51 pm EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm SAST5:38 pm SAST
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm WAT4:37 pm WAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm GMT2:25 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm SAST5:38 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am GST11:40 am GST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm CAT5:30 pm CAT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm WAT5:38 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm SAST5:38 pm CAT

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 eclipse141,000,0002.18%
At least 10% partial82,300,0001.27%
At least 20% partial51,400,0000.79%
At least 30% partial28,600,0000.44%
At least 40% partial3,250,0000.05%
At least 50% partial--
At least 60% partial--

* 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: May 4, 2004 — Total Lunar Eclipse