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February 7, 2008 Annular Solar Eclipse

The annular solar eclipse on February 7, 2008 is the first of 2 solar eclipses in 2008. The best locations to watch this eclipse are the south Pacific region and Antarctica, but it is also visible as a partial solar eclipse in New Zealand and parts of Australia.

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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 Australia, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 65.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 7 at 01:38:29Feb 6 at 8:38:29 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 7 at 03:19:48Feb 6 at 10:19:48 pm
Maximum EclipseFeb 7 at 03:55:11Feb 6 at 10:55:11 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 7 at 04:30:49Feb 6 at 11:30:49 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 7 at 06:11:53Feb 7 at 1:11:53 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 Jan 26, 2009

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:41 am 2:52 pm DDUT21m, 58s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm SST6:57 pm SST---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm 4:47 pm LHDT---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm CKT7:33 pm CKT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm TOT6:11 pm FJT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 pm TAHT6:53 pm TAHT---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm PHOT7:00 pm PHOT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm NCT5:05 pm NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm NZDT7:02 pm NZDT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm NUT6:59 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:36 pm NFT5:28 pm NFT---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm WST7:04 pm WST---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm SBT5:01 pm SBT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 am SAST4:35 am SAST---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm TKT6:57 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm TOT7:11 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm TVT6:09 pm TVT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm VUT5:05 pm VUT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm WFT6:11 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 eclipse22,000,0000.32%
At least 10% partial11,400,0000.17%
At least 20% partial4,430,0000.07%
At least 30% partial3,930,0000.06%
At least 40% partial3,850,0000.06%
At least 50% partial1,950,0000.03%
At least 60% partial5580.000008%
At least 70% partial--
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* 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: February 21, 2008 — Total Lunar Eclipse


Eclipses in 2008