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September 22, 2006 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/West Africa, South in North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 65.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 22 at 08:39:59Sep 22 at 4:39:59 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 22 at 09:48:33Sep 22 at 5:48:33 am
Maximum EclipseSep 22 at 11:40:11Sep 22 at 7:40:11 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 22 at 13:31:33Sep 22 at 9:31:33 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 22 at 14:40:14Sep 22 at 10:40:14 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 7, 2008

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:51 am BRT10:38 am FNT6m, 57s
French Guiana
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:15 am GFT8:13 am GFT6m, 59s
Guyana
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:35 am AMT7:10 am AMT6m, 6s
Suriname
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:25 am SRT8:11 am GFT6m, 36s
Venezuela
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:48 am GYT7:05 am AMT2m, 44s
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am WET11:13 am CET---
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am WAT3:47 pm CAT---
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AST6:47 am AST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am 8:19 pm MAWT---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am AST6:49 am AST---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am PYT8:45 am ART---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am AST6:53 am AST---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am AST6:55 am AST---
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am GMT12:04 pm GMT---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am ADT7:22 am ADT---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am AMT7:29 am AMT---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm CAT4:14 pm CAT---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am AST6:47 am AST---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am GMT11:52 am GMT---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am CVT10:23 am CVT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am WAT1:12 pm WAT---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AST6:53 am AST---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am CLT8:28 am ART---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am COT6:07 am PET---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:24 am WAT1:50 pm WAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am WAT3:15 pm CAT---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:09 am GMT12:12 pm GMT---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am AST6:53 am AST---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am AST6:52 am AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am AST6:47 am AST---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am ECT6:06 am ECT---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am WAT1:37 pm WAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm SAST4:19 pm SAST---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am FKST8:55 am FKST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 pm TFT7:35 pm TFT---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am WAT1:45 pm WAT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am GMT11:35 am GMT---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am GMT12:12 pm GMT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am AST6:55 am AST---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am AST6:51 am AST---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am GMT12:00 noon GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am GMT11:43 am GMT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am EDT6:46 am EDT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm SAST4:24 pm SAST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am GMT12:12 pm GMT---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm EAT5:16 pm EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm CAT3:36 pm CAT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am GMT11:49 am GMT---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST6:53 am AST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am GMT11:30 am GMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 pm MUT5:50 pm MUT---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am AST6:49 am AST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am GMT11:04 am GMT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm SAST4:18 pm CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am WAT4:17 pm SAST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am GMT12:33 pm WAT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am WAT1:08 pm WAT---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am PYT7:40 am PYT---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am PET6:17 am PET---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am WEST11:16 am WEST---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am AST6:47 am AST---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm RET5:57 pm RET---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am GMT1:51 pm GMT---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am AST6:49 am AST---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am AST6:54 am AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AST6:47 am AST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am AST6:55 am AST---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am GMT12:29 pm GMT---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am GMT11:40 am GMT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am GMT12:00 noon GMT---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AST6:47 am AST---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm SAST4:38 pm SAST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am GST11:16 am GST---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am WEST11:36 am WEST---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am AST6:48 am AST---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am GMT12:05 pm GMT---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am AST6:58 am AST---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am EDT6:42 am EDT---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am AST6:47 am AST---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am UYT8:49 am UYT---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:59 am GMT11:06 am GMT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:23 pm WAT3:47 pm CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm CAT4:04 pm SAST---

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 eclipse676,000,00010.19%
At least 10% partial400,000,0006.04%
At least 20% partial290,000,0004.37%
At least 30% partial158,000,0002.38%
At least 40% partial81,800,0001.23%
At least 50% partial64,900,0000.98%
At least 60% partial47,900,0000.72%
At least 70% partial17,800,0000.27%
At least 80% partial1,620,0000.02%
Totality or annularity901,0000.01%

* 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 7, 2006 — Partial Lunar Eclipse