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September 21, 1922 Total 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: South/West Asia, Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 23.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 21 at 02:04:05Sep 20 at 10:04:05 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 21 at 02:58:23Sep 20 at 10:58:23 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 21 at 04:40:10Sep 21 at 12:40:10 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 21 at 06:21:47Sep 21 at 2:21:47 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 21 at 07:16:06Sep 21 at 3:16:06 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 10, 1923

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
11:51 am AWST5:15 pm AEST
Christmas Island
Total Solar Eclipse
10:12 am CXT1:12 pm CXT
Ethiopia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:37 am EAT6:58 am EAT
Maldives
Total Solar Eclipse
7:02 am MMT9:32 am MMT
Somalia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:23 am EAT7:00 am EAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am IST7:42 am AFT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am GST7:43 am GST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am 10:23 am
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am 9:34 am IST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am IOT8:41 am MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am 1:17 pm
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT6:34 am
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am ICT12:22 pm ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am IST12:51 pm CST
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am CCT12:22 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am EAT7:01 am EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am CAT5:57 am CAT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am EAT6:54 am EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm TLT2:44 pm TLT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am EET5:54 am
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EAT6:28 am
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am CAT5:50 am SAST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm TOT6:36 pm TOT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 am 4:33 am
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am IST10:42 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am 4:19 pm
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am TMT7:15 am TMT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am AST6:43 am
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am IST5:34 am EET
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am AST6:41 am
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am 6:59 am EAT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 pm GILT6:36 pm GILT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am 6:49 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am ICT1:10 pm ICT
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EEST6:25 am EEST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am EAT7:06 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am CAT6:35 am
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am 2:02 pm MMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am MUT8:24 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am EAT7:02 am EAT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm 5:27 pm
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am CAT5:59 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am 11:43 am
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm NRT6:04 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am IST9:35 am IST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:22 pm NCT6:00 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm 6:19 pm
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm 5:55 pm
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am GST7:56 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am IST9:29 am IST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm 3:15 pm
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am EET5:30 am EET
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm 5:05 pm PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am 2:01 pm
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am GST7:45 am GST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am RET8:10 am RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am 5:57 am
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am GST7:53 am GST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am SCT8:12 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am 12:46 pm
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:25 pm SBT6:06 pm SBT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am SAST5:54 am SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am 6:25 am
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am IST10:17 am IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am 6:28 am
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am EEST6:28 am EEST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am 6:36 am
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am ICT12:31 pm ICT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm TOT5:58 pm TOT
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am AFT7:18 am AFT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm TVT6:11 pm TVT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am 6:26 am
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am GST7:50 am GST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm VUT5:49 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am ICT12:30 pm ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm WFT5:47 pm WFT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am 7:01 am
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am CAT5:57 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 am CAT5:56 am CAT

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 eclipse393,000,00030.90%
At least 10% partial267,000,00021.03%
At least 20% partial179,000,00014.11%
At least 30% partial132,000,00010.40%
At least 40% partial108,000,0008.49%
At least 50% partial84,800,0006.66%
At least 60% partial65,700,0005.16%
At least 70% partial42,600,0003.35%
At least 80% partial22,300,0001.75%
At least 90% partial1,810,0000.14%
Totality or annularity263,0000.02%

* 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: October 5–6, 1922 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse