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June 17–18, 1909 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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: North/East Europe, Much of Asia, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 10.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 17 at 21:00:16Jun 17 at 4:00:16 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 17 at 22:30:07Jun 17 at 5:30:07 pm
Maximum EclipseJun 17 at 23:18:29Jun 17 at 6:18:29 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 18 at 00:06:43Jun 17 at 7:06:43 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 18 at 01:36:43Jun 17 at 8:36:43 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on May 9, 1910

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
10:44 pm 7:32 pm CST4m, 40s
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
7:13 pm 9:34 pm 17m, 46s
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
3:11 am 3:40 am 3s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:57 am 12:26 pm 35m, 27s
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 am CST8:03 am ---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 am 1:54 am ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am HKT6:20 am HKT---
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 pm IST11:42 pm IST---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am CST4:16 am IST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am 8:11 am ---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 am 4:14 am ---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am 6:30 am CST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am CST6:20 am CST---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm MST7:22 pm CST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:14 am ULAT6:20 am ULAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am CST6:43 am CST---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am KST7:31 am KST---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:28 pm CET1:32 am CET---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am 6:10 am ---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 pm 7:57 pm ---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am KST7:21 am KST---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:31 pm CET1:17 am CET---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 am 6:21 am ---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am NST7:36 pm CST---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 am 5:36 am ---

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 eclipse358,000,00024.46%
At least 10% partial327,000,00022.36%
At least 20% partial303,000,00020.68%
At least 30% partial232,000,00015.88%
At least 40% partial148,000,00010.13%
At least 50% partial66,000,0004.50%
At least 60% partial15,300,0001.04%
At least 70% partial8,510,0000.58%
At least 80% partial5,790,0000.40%
At least 90% partial3,610,0000.25%
Totality or annularity32,5000.002%

* 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.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: June 3–4, 1909 — Total Lunar Eclipse