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September 21, 1941 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: North/East Europe, Asia, North in Australia, North in Africa, North/West North America, Pacific, 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 25.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 21 at 01:58:26Sep 20 at 9:58:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 21 at 02:59:33Sep 20 at 10:59:33 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 21 at 04:33:38Sep 21 at 12:33:38 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 21 at 06:07:57Sep 21 at 2:07:57 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 21 at 07:08:52Sep 21 at 3:08:52 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 Feb 4 – Feb 5, 1943

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
6:01 am AFT3:05 pm
Japan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm JST3:43 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:00 am 10:39 am ALMT
Kyrgyzstan
Total Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 1:31 pm
Marshall Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm 3:56 pm
Northern Mariana Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm 3:54 pm
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:08 am 4:54 pm MAGT
Taiwan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:04 pm JST3:14 pm JST
Uzbekistan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:59 am 10:20 am
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT8:21 am AFT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am 6:56 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm AEST4:55 pm PGT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am 6:58 am
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am GST7:39 am GST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am 10:50 am
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CEST6:05 am CEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am 10:54 am
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:45 am BNT2:31 pm
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am EET5:55 am EET
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am ICT12:47 pm ICT
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am EET5:47 am EET
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm TLT2:29 pm TLT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am EET5:42 am EET
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am EAT5:17 am CAT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am CEST6:08 am CEST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm FJT7:16 pm TOT
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am EET6:14 am EET
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am 7:57 am KUYT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm 4:55 pm
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am 2:59 pm
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am IST11:40 am
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am WIB3:59 pm WIT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT9:02 am
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am AST6:51 am AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am IDT5:45 am EET
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am AST6:45 am AST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm GILT6:38 pm GILT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am 6:56 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am ICT12:47 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am CEST6:06 am CEST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am EET5:46 am EET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am CEST6:05 am CEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am 1:57 pm CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am 2:43 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm 4:08 pm
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am CEST5:59 am CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am ULAT12:24 pm ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am IST11:54 am
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm NRT6:18 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am IST10:45 am
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm NCT5:41 pm NCT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm JST2:52 pm JST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am CEST6:15 am CEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am GST7:44 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am AFT9:55 am IST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm 3:51 pm
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am EET6:43 am IDT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:49 pm PGT5:07 pm PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am 2:39 pm
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am GST7:39 am GST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am EET5:59 am EET
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am GST5:43 am EET
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am 12:43 pm
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm SBT6:06 pm SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm JST3:01 pm JST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am CAT5:27 am CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am EET5:13 am CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am AST5:51 am EET
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am 10:22 am
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am 12:40 pm ICT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am TMT5:55 am EET
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TMT9:10 am
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm TVT6:11 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WAKT6:51 pm WAKT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am CEST6:03 am CEST
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am GST7:43 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm 7:21 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm VUT5:49 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am ICT12:53 pm ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm WFT5:47 pm WFT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am 7:24 am GST

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 eclipse803,000,00047.72%
At least 10% partial741,000,00044.07%
At least 20% partial699,000,00041.55%
At least 30% partial638,000,00037.96%
At least 40% partial564,000,00033.57%
At least 50% partial431,000,00025.61%
At least 60% partial346,000,00020.62%
At least 70% partial267,000,00015.89%
At least 80% partial201,000,00011.97%
At least 90% partial109,000,0006.49%
Totality or annularity16,800,0001.00%

* 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: September 5, 1941 — Partial Lunar Eclipse