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August 30, 1924 Partial 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: North/East Europe, North/East Asia, North in North America, Arctic.

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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 23.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 30 at 06:50:25Aug 30 at 2:50:25 am
Maximum EclipseAug 30 at 08:22:42Aug 30 at 4:22:42 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 30 at 09:55:01Aug 30 at 5:55:01 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Dec 24, 1927

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 am AST1:29 am MST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:19 pm YAKT5:55 pm CST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am EET9:55 am EET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:50 am WGT5:22 am WGT
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am IST6:11 am IST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm 6:48 pm
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm ULAT4:51 pm ULAT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm 6:55 pm
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CET9:00 am CET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am EET6:54 pm VLAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 pm 6:54 pm
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CET8:40 am CET

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 eclipse77,000,0006.19%
At least 10% partial4,040,0000.33%
At least 20% partial148,0000.01%
At least 30% partial16700.0001%

* 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 third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: July 31, 1924 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: August 14, 1924 — Total Lunar Eclipse