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November 22, 1900 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 in Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, 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 -0.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 22 at 04:19:34Nov 21 at 11:19:34 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 22 at 05:24:03Nov 22 at 12:24:03 am
Maximum EclipseNov 22 at 07:19:46Nov 22 at 2:19:46 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 22 at 09:15:20Nov 22 at 4:15:20 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 22 at 10:19:48Nov 22 at 5:19:48 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 Nov 11, 1901

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:20 am CAT8:35 am
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm AWST6:17 pm AWST
Madagascar
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:47 am 11:23 am
Mozambique
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:36 am 9:49 am
Zambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:15 am 9:27 am
Zimbabwe
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 9:38 am
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am 6:14 am
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 8:41 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 6:22 am GMT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 8:52 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am 1:39 pm
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm 5:19 pm
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am 6:04 am
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am CAT8:51 am CAT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am 7:31 am
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am 7:30 am
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am 7:21 am
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:52 pm CXT5:15 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:00 pm CCT4:38 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am 10:32 am
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am WAT7:39 am
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am WAT9:02 am
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am 5:42 am
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am 8:37 am
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm 5:45 pm
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am 7:05 am
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am 7:59 am
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am 9:04 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am 9:15 am
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 am 9:33 am
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am 7:36 am
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am 6:23 am
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm 6:16 pm
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am 9:33 am
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am 9:01 am SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am 5:42 am
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am 6:37 am
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am 9:47 am
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm 6:02 pm
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am 6:08 am
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am 12:48 pm
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am 10:43 am
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 8:41 am SAST
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 pm 8:02 pm
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am 6:24 am
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am 6:38 am
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm 5:57 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm PGT6:00 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm 5:47 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am 12:17 pm
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am 8:48 am
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am 6:17 am
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 am 5:52 am
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am 11:35 am
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm 4:45 pm
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am EAT9:27 am
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am SAST9:28 am SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am CAT8:41 am
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 am 7:33 am
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am 9:34 am
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am GMT6:21 am
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am CAT9:25 am

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 eclipse186,000,00011.66%
At least 10% partial150,000,0009.42%
At least 20% partial132,000,0008.29%
At least 30% partial99,500,0006.22%
At least 40% partial62,800,0003.93%
At least 50% partial42,500,0002.66%
At least 60% partial31,700,0001.98%
At least 70% partial20,500,0001.28%
At least 80% partial8,440,0000.53%
Totality or annularity3,160,0000.20%

* 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: November 6, 1900 — Almost Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: December 6, 1900 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse