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April 8, 1921 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: Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 22.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 8 at 06:51:22Apr 8 at 1:51:22 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 8 at 08:21:05Apr 8 at 3:21:05 am
Maximum EclipseApr 8 at 09:14:45Apr 8 at 4:14:45 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 8 at 10:07:47Apr 8 at 5:07:47 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 8 at 11:37:35Apr 8 at 6:37:35 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 Mar 28, 1922

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Norway
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:51 am CET11:53 am CET
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:55 am EET6:37 pm IRKT
United Kingdom
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST11:19 am BST
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm 3:31 pm
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET11:15 am CET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am GMT10:45 am WEST
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am WET9:49 am WET
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am 2:05 pm
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET11:22 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am 3:51 pm
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am EET12:40 pm
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am WEST11:11 am WEST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am WAT7:14 am WAT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CET11:19 am CET
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am EET12:30 pm EET
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am GMT8:26 am GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CVT6:30 am CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am WAT9:02 am WAT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am 10:34 am
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am WAT10:08 am CET
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:55 pm 5:34 pm HOVT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am GMT8:09 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET11:20 am CET
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am 12:29 pm
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CET11:26 am CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am CET11:29 am CET
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am EET11:56 am EET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am 12:27 pm
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am WET10:16 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am 12:33 pm
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am WET11:10 am WEST
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am WAT7:14 am
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm 1:50 pm SAMT
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am CET11:26 am CET
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am GMT8:09 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am BST10:26 am BST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am EET1:22 pm EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 am WGT7:39 am WGT
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST10:59 am BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am WAT7:17 am WAT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am WAT7:17 am WAT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CET11:29 am CET
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am 10:16 am
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am EEST2:12 pm TMT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am AST1:31 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am BST11:04 am BST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am BST11:05 am BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am EET12:07 pm EET
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 am CET11:14 am CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST10:58 am BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am IST1:09 pm AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:45 am 4:41 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CET11:18 am CET
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm 4:19 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am 12:23 pm
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am IST1:13 pm EEST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am 8:00 am GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am WEST10:51 am CET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET11:09 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am CET11:44 am CET
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am WEST11:10 am WEST
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am GMT8:58 am GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am CET10:50 am CET
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am GMT8:08 am
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am 12:23 pm
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am WEST10:59 am WEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm HOVT6:37 pm IRKT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am CET11:16 am CET
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 9:27 am WET
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am WEST11:36 am
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am GMT10:05 am CET
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am WAT9:20 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am CET12:18 pm EET
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am EET12:02 pm IST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CET12:38 pm EET
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am 10:38 am WEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CET12:20 pm
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 am AST5:27 am AST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am CET11:07 am CET
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am 1:02 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am WAT8:29 am GMT
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CET12:07 pm
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am 8:07 am GMT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CET11:31 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CET11:18 am CET
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am 9:51 am WET
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CET9:59 am CET
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am CET11:47 am CET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am WEST11:10 am CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am EET1:29 pm EEST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm 3:44 pm
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am GMT8:08 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am CET10:49 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am EEST1:44 pm EEST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:15 pm 3:32 pm
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am CET12:57 pm
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm 4:12 pm
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am CET11:02 am CET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 9:02 am WET
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am 12:21 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 eclipse240,000,00018.64%
At least 10% partial160,000,00012.48%
At least 20% partial142,000,00011.04%
At least 30% partial133,000,00010.35%
At least 40% partial120,000,0009.36%
At least 50% partial99,700,0007.74%
At least 60% partial72,400,0005.62%
At least 70% partial45,200,0003.51%
At least 80% partial17,700,0001.38%
At least 90% partial2,530,0000.20%
Totality or annularity42,3000.003%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: April 22, 1921 — Total Lunar Eclipse