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November 13–14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse

A total solar eclipse can be seen from parts of Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, South America and Antarctica on November 13–14, 2012. It is November 14 local time when the eclipse is visible in places east of the International Date Line.

The eclipse starts at 19:38 Universal Time (UT) on November 13 and ends at 00:46 UT on November 14, 2012.

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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 Asia, Australia, South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

This solar eclipse is visible in northern Australia and the South Pacific Ocean. The best place to view the total eclipse is the city of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia, which experiences about 2 minutes of totality at about 20:38 UT, or 06:38 AEST, on November 14. The nearby town of Port Douglas also experiences the eclipse and hosts a solar eclipse marathon run to coincide with the event.

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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 66.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 13 at 19:37:59Nov 13 at 2:37:59 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 13 at 20:35:10Nov 13 at 3:35:10 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 13 at 22:11:50Nov 13 at 5:11:50 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 13 at 23:48:24Nov 13 at 6:48:24 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 14 at 00:45:32Nov 13 at 7:45:32 pm

* 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 Nov 3, 2013

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:42 am AEST9:29 am 12m, 26s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am SST11:34 am SST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am DDUT8:38 pm CLST---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 pm ART9:11 pm CLST---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 pm CLST7:44 pm EASST---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CKT1:22 pm CKT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am TLT5:29 am WITA---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm GALT5:54 pm GALT---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 pm FKST8:33 pm FKST---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am FJST11:32 am FJST---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am TAHT3:15 pm GAMT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am ChST6:52 am ChST---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 am WIT5:30 am WITA---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am GILT12:46 pm LINT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am 9:03 am ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am PONT8:17 am PONT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 am NRT9:22 am NRT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am NCT9:17 am NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am NZDT12:51 pm CHADT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am NUT11:46 am NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am NFT9:52 am NFT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am ChST6:49 am ChST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am 6:16 am ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am PGT7:38 am PGT---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm PET6:12 pm PET---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:08 pm PST4:31 pm PST---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am WST12:27 pm WST---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am SBT8:53 am SBT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am TKT11:08 am TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am TOT11:41 am TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am TVT9:58 am TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am SST10:09 am SST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am VUT9:11 am VUT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am WFT10:16 am WFT---

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 eclipse75,700,0001.06%
At least 10% partial60,600,0000.85%
At least 20% partial58,100,0000.81%
At least 30% partial51,500,0000.72%
At least 40% partial48,500,0000.68%
At least 50% partial33,700,0000.47%
At least 60% partial22,500,0000.32%
At least 70% partial11,600,0000.16%
At least 80% partial4,970,0000.07%
At least 90% partial799,0000.01%
Totality or annularity191,0000.002%

* 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.

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This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: November 28, 2012 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse