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October 31, 1902 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: Europe, Asia.

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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 1.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 31 at 05:58:34Oct 31 at 12:58:34 am
Maximum EclipseOct 31 at 08:00:26Oct 31 at 3:00:26 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 31 at 10:02:20Oct 31 at 5:02:20 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 Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 23, 1906

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am 1:34 pm AFT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am 11:15 am
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am CET8:18 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am 11:52 am
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm 3:47 pm
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am 9:53 am
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am CET7:27 am
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm CST3:54 pm
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am CET8:03 am CET
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am 9:27 am EET
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:50 pm CST6:02 pm CST
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am CET8:09 am CET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CET8:26 am CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am CET8:37 am CET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am 9:44 am
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am 9:58 am
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am 7:11 am
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am 11:40 am
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am CET8:33 am CET
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am 9:04 am
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CST5:42 pm CST
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CET8:29 am CET
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am 5:59 pm CST
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:48 am 12:56 pm
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am 11:05 am
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am CET7:57 am CET
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm 6:09 pm
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am 2:47 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am CET7:54 am CET
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am 10:54 am
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am 5:39 pm CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm CST4:41 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am 9:37 am
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am CET7:50 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am 9:20 am
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 7:27 am
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm 5:15 pm
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am 9:39 am
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm 5:05 pm
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET7:47 am CET
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm CST5:59 pm CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:50 pm MMT3:43 pm
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am 7:38 am
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm 5:07 pm
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET7:49 am CET
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am CET9:21 am CET
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am 12:13 pm
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am AFT2:08 pm
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am 9:11 am
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 9:34 am
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am 4:54 pm
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am CET8:14 am CET
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CET8:31 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 am CET8:07 am CET
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm 5:17 pm
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am CET9:51 am
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am CET7:53 am CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am 9:51 am
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm 5:28 pm
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am 3:25 pm
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm 4:25 pm
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am 11:09 am
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:14 am 1:11 pm
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am 10:16 am
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:24 am 12:08 pm
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am GMT7:35 am GMT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am 2:28 pm
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:50 pm 4:59 pm
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am 9:37 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 eclipse673,000,00042.87%
At least 10% partial318,000,00020.30%
At least 20% partial104,000,0006.63%
At least 30% partial24,800,0001.58%
At least 40% partial9,860,0000.63%
At least 50% partial3,030,0000.19%
At least 60% partial26900.0001%

* 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: October 17, 1902 — Total Lunar Eclipse