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May 9, 1929 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/East Asia, Much of 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 24.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 9 at 03:32:35May 8 at 11:32:35 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 9 at 04:29:10May 9 at 12:29:10 am
Maximum EclipseMay 9 at 06:10:11May 9 at 2:10:11 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 9 at 07:51:20May 9 at 3:51:20 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 9 at 08:47:48May 9 at 4:47:48 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 Apr 28, 1930

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm 6:04 pm 13m, 7s
Malaysia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:01 pm 4:04 pm 9m, 23s
Micronesia
Total Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm 6:47 pm 1m, 26s
Philippines
Total Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm 4:43 pm 14m, 7s
Thailand
Total Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm ICT4:22 pm ICT10m, 33s
Vietnam
Total Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm ICT3:27 pm ICT9m, 25s
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am CAT7:11 am SAST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 am 5:27 am ---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm AWST5:54 pm ACST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am 2:23 pm ---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am IST1:44 pm ---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am SAST7:20 am SAST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am IOT11:38 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm 3:59 pm BNT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm ICT4:24 pm ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm 4:32 pm CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm CXT2:44 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am CCT1:53 pm CCT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am EAT8:31 am EAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am CAT7:11 am CAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm TLT4:22 pm TLT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am SAST7:25 am SAST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 am 5:59 am ---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm 6:38 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm HKT4:30 pm HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am IST1:28 pm IST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm 5:38 pm ---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 am EAT8:11 am EAT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm ICT4:25 pm ICT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am SAST7:25 am SAST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm CST4:30 pm CST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am EAT8:43 am EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT7:22 am CAT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am MMT11:46 am MMT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm 6:11 pm ---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am MUT10:04 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am EAT8:33 am EAT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am CAT7:27 am CAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am 2:42 pm ---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am SAST7:21 am SAST---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am IST1:04 pm IST---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm 5:06 pm JST---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:46 pm 5:42 pm ---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am IST11:39 am IST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm 5:46 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm PGT6:32 pm PGT---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am RET9:51 am RET---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am SCT9:55 am SCT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm 3:07 pm ---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm SBT6:27 pm SBT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am EAT8:10 am EAT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am SAST7:32 am SAST---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:46 pm JST5:21 pm JST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am IST12:50 pm IST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm 4:37 pm ---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am 8:00 am ---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 pm WAKT7:16 pm WAKT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am CAT7:16 am CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am CAT7:22 am CAT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse812,000,00041.54%
At least 10% partial610,000,00031.24%
At least 20% partial457,000,00023.38%
At least 30% partial296,000,00015.17%
At least 40% partial211,000,00010.84%
At least 50% partial145,000,0007.46%
At least 60% partial79,200,0004.06%
At least 70% partial62,500,0003.20%
At least 80% partial46,900,0002.40%
At least 90% partial29,700,0001.52%
Totality or annularity5,440,0000.28%

* 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: May 23, 1929 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse