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March 19, 2007 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: East in Europe, Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, 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 65.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 19 at 00:38:23Mar 18 at 8:38:23 pm
Maximum EclipseMar 19 at 02:31:52Mar 18 at 10:31:52 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 19 at 04:24:56Mar 19 at 12:24:56 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 Sep 11, 2007

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am AFT7:49 am TJT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am AZT6:50 am AZT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am BST8:31 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am IST10:37 am CST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am ICT8:59 am ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 pm AKDT8:33 pm PDT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am NPT12:52 pm YAKT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am CST10:27 am CST
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am IST10:46 am CST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am WIB8:17 am WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am PKT6:15 am IRST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am JST12:34 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am ALMT9:23 am NOVT
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CST9:02 am KGT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am ICT9:27 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CST10:26 am CST
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am MVT6:32 am MVT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am HOVT12:42 pm CHOT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am MMT10:42 am CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am IST8:22 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am KST12:31 pm KST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am GST6:21 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am PKT10:47 am CST
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am 10:03 am
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am OMST4:24 pm ANAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:40 am KST12:18 pm KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am IST7:12 am IST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am CST10:32 am CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CST7:54 am TJT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am ICT9:20 am ICT
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am TMT7:54 am UZT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 pm AKDT8:24 pm AKDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am KGT8:59 am QYZT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am ICT9:30 am ICT

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 eclipse2,880,000,00042.92%
At least 10% partial2,480,000,00036.91%
At least 20% partial1,890,000,00028.21%
At least 30% partial1,220,000,00018.21%
At least 40% partial595,000,0008.85%
At least 50% partial275,000,0004.10%
At least 60% partial115,000,0001.72%
At least 70% partial54,400,0000.81%
At least 80% partial20,400,0000.30%

* 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: March 3–4, 2007 — Total Lunar Eclipse