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November 22, 1919 Annular 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: South/West Europe, Much of Africa, Much of North America, 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 21.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 22 at 12:14:14Nov 22 at 7:14:14 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 22 at 13:24:04Nov 22 at 8:24:04 am
Maximum EclipseNov 22 at 15:13:52Nov 22 at 10:13:52 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 22 at 17:03:40Nov 22 at 12:03:40 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 22 at 18:13:31Nov 22 at 1:13:31 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 8, 1921

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Algeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm WET5:41 pm GMT
Cuba
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 10:12 am
Dominican Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:20 am EST11:22 am
Gambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm 5:05 pm
Grenada
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:33 am AST12:35 pm AST
Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:06 pm GMT6:13 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm WAT5:12 pm WAT
Haiti
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:18 am EST10:51 am EST
Jamaica
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:16 am EST10:36 am EST
Mali
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm WAT6:13 pm GMT
Mauritania
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:59 pm GMT6:11 pm GMT
Mexico
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:15 am 9:20 am
Niger
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm GMT5:27 pm GMT
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:33 am AST12:36 pm AST
Senegal
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm WAT6:13 pm GMT
Trinidad and Tobago
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:34 am AST12:40 pm AST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:18 am EST4:40 am
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:15 am EST10:32 am EST
Venezuela
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:22 am COT1:00 pm
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm WET4:25 pm WET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm WAT6:14 pm WAT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am AST12:22 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am EST11:28 am EST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am 11:34 am
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am 11:32 am
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm CET4:37 pm CET
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am AST12:42 pm AST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm WET3:52 pm WET
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am 9:34 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm GMT5:34 pm GMT
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am 11:35 am
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am 12:28 pm AMT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am AMT3:03 pm BRT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am AST12:16 pm AST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm GMT5:56 pm GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm CVT4:06 pm CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 pm WAT6:08 pm WAT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am EST12:22 pm NST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am 11:53 am
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:15 am EST10:25 am EST
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 pm WAT5:43 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm WAT5:38 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am PET10:28 am PET
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am COT11:18 am COT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm WAT6:10 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm WAT6:08 pm WAT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am 10:17 am EST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm GMT6:12 pm GMT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am 11:36 am
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am AST12:32 pm AST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am 10:40 am PET
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 9:14 am
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm GMT5:29 pm GMT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm WET3:29 pm WET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm WET4:36 pm WET
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am GFT1:18 pm GFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm WAT6:15 pm WAT
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm CET3:44 pm WET
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm GMT5:54 pm GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm GMT5:10 pm GMT
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am WGT12:43 pm WGT
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am AST12:32 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am 9:03 am CST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT4:19 pm GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am VET1:01 pm AMT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am 9:27 am
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm IST3:05 pm IST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm GMT4:41 pm GMT
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm GMT4:08 pm GMT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm WET5:06 pm CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT4:18 pm GMT
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm 5:28 pm
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm CET4:30 pm WET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm CET4:38 pm CET
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm WET3:44 pm WET
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm CET4:50 pm CET
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am AST12:35 pm AST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm WET3:57 pm WET
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am AST12:27 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm 5:12 pm
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm 3:47 pm WET
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am 9:32 am
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:43 pm WAT6:29 pm WAT
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am EST10:35 am COT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am AMT11:42 am
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am COT11:01 am COT
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:29 pm 4:50 pm
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am AST12:13 pm AST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm 5:35 pm
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am AST12:25 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am AST12:35 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am AST11:52 am
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am AST11:47 am AST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm CET4:36 pm CET
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm GMT5:23 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm 5:13 pm
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 11:52 am
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm 4:53 pm
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am AST12:23 pm AST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm WAT5:01 pm WAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am 1:10 pm GFT
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm WET3:55 pm WET
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am EST10:44 am EST
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm GMT5:37 pm GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm WET4:22 pm WET
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am EST10:50 am EST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am AST12:16 pm AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GMT4:32 pm GMT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm CET4:42 pm CET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm 5:13 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 eclipse240,000,00018.22%
At least 10% partial190,000,00014.43%
At least 20% partial164,000,00012.46%
At least 30% partial146,000,00011.10%
At least 40% partial123,000,0009.34%
At least 50% partial90,300,0006.86%
At least 60% partial50,100,0003.81%
At least 70% partial30,800,0002.34%
At least 80% partial13,700,0001.04%
Totality or annularity6,790,0000.52%

* 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 7–8, 1919 — Partial Lunar Eclipse