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February 3, 1916 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse was visible in Washington DC - 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: West in Europe, North/West Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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This eclipse was visible in Washington DC - 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 18.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 3 at 13:26:49Feb 3 at 8:26:49 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 3 at 14:28:40Feb 3 at 9:28:40 am
Maximum EclipseFeb 3 at 16:00:03Feb 3 at 11:00:03 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 3 at 17:31:12Feb 3 at 12:31:12 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 3 at 18:33:13Feb 3 at 1:33:13 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 Washington DC 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 8 – Jun 9, 1918

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Colombia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:50 am COT12:26 pm COT
Guadeloupe
Total Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:52 pm AST
Venezuela
Total Solar Eclipse
9:11 am COT1:16 pm VET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WET5:24 pm
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 pm WET5:07 pm WET
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am EST12:52 pm EST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am 11:23 am
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am 12:59 pm
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm CET5:39 pm CET
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am 10:45 am CST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am 1:35 pm
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am PET12:47 pm AMT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am PET2:40 pm BRT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am AST1:48 pm AST
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:27 pm CVT4:10 pm CVT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am MST2:36 pm NST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am 1:20 pm
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am EST12:10 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am 11:14 am PET
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am 11:52 am EST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am 11:57 am
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am 1:01 pm
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am AST1:50 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am 1:00 pm
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am 11:55 am PET
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am 10:53 am
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm WET4:30 pm WET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm WET5:19 pm WET
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am GFT1:42 pm GFT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm 4:43 pm
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 pm GMT5:48 pm GMT
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm 2:35 pm
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am AST1:46 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am 10:40 am
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm GMT5:06 pm GMT
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:22 pm WAT4:31 pm WAT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:06 pm WAT4:42 pm WAT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am VET1:56 pm
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am 12:52 pm
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am 11:07 am
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:14 pm IST4:22 pm IST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm 5:06 pm
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:27 pm GMT4:59 pm GMT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm CET5:46 pm CET
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am EST12:19 pm EST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm GMT5:05 pm GMT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm GMT6:13 pm GMT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am AST1:50 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm GMT5:29 pm
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am 11:03 am
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm 6:25 pm WET
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm 5:34 pm CET
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am 11:12 am
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:53 am EST12:05 pm EST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am AMT12:16 pm AMT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am PET12:00 noon COT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am 6:00 am
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:11 pm 4:32 pm
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am AST1:46 pm AST
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am AST1:49 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am AST2:03 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am AST1:47 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:52 pm WAT6:02 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am 1:20 pm
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:32 pm WET5:26 pm
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:50 pm AST
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am 2:01 pm
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm CET4:39 pm WET
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am EST12:32 pm EST
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am AST1:45 pm AST
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 pm CET5:00 pm WET
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am EST12:35 pm EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am 12:23 pm
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am AST1:47 pm AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm GMT5:22 pm GMT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am CST12:44 pm EST
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm 5:30 pm

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 eclipse155,000,00011.45%
At least 10% partial138,000,00010.19%
At least 20% partial110,000,0008.12%
At least 30% partial72,300,0005.31%
At least 40% partial60,600,0004.45%
At least 50% partial38,600,0002.84%
At least 60% partial31,100,0002.29%
At least 70% partial21,300,0001.56%
At least 80% partial15,300,0001.12%
At least 90% partial10,400,0000.76%
Totality or annularity2,250,0000.17%

* 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: January 20, 1916 — Partial Lunar Eclipse