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June 21, 2020 Annular Solar Eclipse

The annular phase of this rare solstice solar eclipse was visible from parts of Africa and Asia, including the Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, southern Pakistan, northern India, and China. If the weather cooperated, people in these areas saw the characteristic "ring of fire."

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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 Europe, Asia, North in Australia, Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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Rare Solstice Eclipse

In many time zones, this eclipse took place on the same day as the June Solstice. The next time an annular solar eclipse coincides with the June solstice in this century is on June 21, 2039.

High Magnitude, Narrow Path, Short Annularity

The path of this rare solstice "ring of fire" eclipse was long—it spans across two continents, Africa and Asia, and 14 countries—but it was also very narrow. At its widest, in West Africa, the path was only about 85 km (53 mi) wide. Here, annularity lasted for about 1 minute and 20 seconds.

At the location of Greatest Eclipse, in Uttrakhand, India, near the border of China and Nepal, the magnitude of the eclipse was 0.996 and the width of the path was about 21 kms (13 mi). Annularity here lasted for around 38 seconds.

This eclipse also had the highest magnitude (0.99401) at the instant of Greatest Eclipse among all the annular solar eclipses between 2003 and 2031. The next annular solar eclipse with a higher magnitude is on September 12, 2034.

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 69.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 21 at 03:46:01Jun 20 at 11:46:01 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 21 at 04:47:46Jun 21 at 12:47:46 am
Maximum EclipseJun 21 at 06:40:07Jun 21 at 2:40:07 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 21 at 08:32:22Jun 21 at 4:32:22 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 21 at 09:34:04Jun 21 at 5:34:04 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 Jun 10, 2021

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Central African Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:59 am WAT7:00 am WAT1m, 43s
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:26 am IST5:25 pm CST1h, 30m, 3s
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:37 am WAT6:53 am WAT1m, 24s
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:48 am EAT9:00 am EAT2m, 57s
Eritrea
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:52 am EAT9:27 am EAT1m, 53s
Ethiopia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:46 am EAT9:28 am EAT9m, 34s
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:56 am IST2:32 pm IST24m, 8s
Oman
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:01 am AST11:21 am GST9m, 50s
Pakistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:19 am PKT1:17 pm PKT31m, 49s
Saudi Arabia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:57 am AST11:09 am GST18m, 35s
South Sudan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:47 am EAT9:12 am EAT5m, 49s
Sudan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:50 am EAT8:26 am CAT57s
Taiwan
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm CST5:27 pm CST5m, 20s
Yemen
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:53 am AST10:55 am GST16m, 6s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am PKT12:38 pm AFT---
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am CEST8:05 am CEST---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am CET7:57 am EET---
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am CAT6:47 am WAT---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 am AZT10:56 am AMT---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm PGT6:34 pm ACST---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am IRDT11:06 am AZT---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am AST10:00 am AST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am IST2:56 pm BST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am EEST9:13 am EEST---
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am WAT6:52 am WAT---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am IST2:54 pm BTT---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am CEST7:59 am CEST---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am SAST7:34 am CAT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am IOT12:02 pm IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm MYT5:24 pm BNT---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am EEST9:18 am EEST---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am GMT5:52 am GMT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am EAT7:53 am CAT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm ICT4:21 pm ICT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am WAT6:56 am WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am CAT7:06 am WAT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am EAT8:42 am EAT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am CEST7:59 am CEST---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am BST9:30 am EEST---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EAT9:27 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm TLT6:13 pm TLT---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am CAT8:28 am EET---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am WAT6:51 am WAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am SAST7:09 am SAST---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am CEST7:36 am CEST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am TFT10:41 am TFT---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am WAT6:51 am WAT---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am AZT10:56 am AZT---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 am GMT5:51 am GMT---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am EEST9:18 am EEST---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm ChST6:50 pm ChST---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:36 pm HKT5:24 pm HKT---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am CEST8:58 am EEST---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm WIB5:32 pm ---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am IRDT12:37 pm PKT---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am AST9:58 am AST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am EET9:32 am EEST---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am CEST8:01 am CEST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm JST6:25 pm JST---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am AST9:38 am AST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am TMT2:14 pm ALMT---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am EAT9:12 am EAT---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CEST8:05 am CEST---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am AST9:57 am AST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am KGT4:14 pm CST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm MMT4:21 pm ICT---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am EEST9:33 am EEST---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am SAST7:01 am SAST---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am WAT8:13 am EET---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm CST5:24 pm CST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am EAT8:39 am EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am EAT8:45 am EAT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm MYT5:28 pm MYT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am MVT12:26 pm MVT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am WAT5:52 am GMT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am CEST7:57 am CEST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am GMT5:49 am GMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am MUT9:42 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am EAT8:38 am EAT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm CHUT7:09 pm CHUT---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am EEST9:19 am EEST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm ULAT4:50 pm ULAT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CEST8:02 am CEST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am WEST6:42 am WEST---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am CAT8:44 am EAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am BST3:42 pm MMT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am CAT6:39 am WAT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am NPT2:31 pm NPT---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am WAT6:59 am WAT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT6:56 am WAT---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm KST6:04 pm KST---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am CEST8:08 am CEST---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 pm ChST7:03 pm ChST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:25 pm 6:26 pm ---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am EET9:31 am EEST---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm PGT6:37 pm PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:54 pm 5:33 pm ---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am CEST7:53 am CEST---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am AST10:02 am AST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am EEST9:19 am EEST---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am AZT6:52 pm VLAT---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am EAT8:55 am EAT---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am GMT5:50 am GMT---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am EEST9:07 am EEST---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am SCT10:09 am SCT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm SGT4:55 pm SGT---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CEST7:53 am CEST---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am EAT9:41 am EAT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am SAST7:23 am CAT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm KST6:12 pm KST---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am CEST7:30 am CEST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am IST1:32 pm IST---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am EEST9:46 am AST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am AFT4:09 pm CST---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am EAT8:57 am EAT---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm ICT4:18 pm ICT---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am GMT5:51 am GMT---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am EET6:55 am CET---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am EEST11:22 am IRDT---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am TMT12:47 pm TMT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 pm WAKT7:31 pm WAKT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am EAT9:04 am EAT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am MSK9:39 am MSK---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am AST11:15 am GST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am TMT2:01 pm KGT---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am CEST7:46 am CEST---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm ICT4:23 pm ICT---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am WEST6:42 am WEST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am CAT7:46 am CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am CAT7:35 am CAT---

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 eclipse5,970,000,00076.24%
At least 10% partial5,450,000,00069.51%
At least 20% partial5,180,000,00066.09%
At least 30% partial4,890,000,00062.41%
At least 40% partial4,320,000,00055.19%
At least 50% partial3,800,000,00048.53%
At least 60% partial3,250,000,00041.49%
At least 70% partial2,470,000,00031.60%
At least 80% partial1,490,000,00019.09%
At least 90% partial704,000,0008.98%
Totality or annularity42,900,0000.55%

* 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: June 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: July 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse