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August 1, 1943 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: South in Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 26.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 1 at 01:36:19Jul 31 at 9:36:19 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 1 at 03:01:36Jul 31 at 11:01:36 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 1 at 04:15:47Aug 1 at 12:15:47 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 1 at 05:29:47Aug 1 at 1:29:47 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 1 at 06:55:07Aug 1 at 2:55:07 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 20, 1944

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
French Southern Territories
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:50 am 4:50 am
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 am 6:14 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am AWST4:55 pm AEST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am IOT8:35 am IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm JST1:25 pm JST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am CXT12:30 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am CCT11:37 am CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm TLT3:01 pm JST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:07 am JST3:05 pm JST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am EAT6:42 am EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am JST1:54 pm JST
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am MMT7:58 am MMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am MUT7:50 am MUT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm NCT5:24 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm NZST5:50 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm 5:28 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm WIT3:49 pm PGT
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am RET7:43 am RET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am SCT7:00 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am JST1:34 pm JST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am ICT10:46 am ICT

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 eclipse58,000,0003.54%
At least 10% partial41,000,0002.51%
At least 20% partial34,100,0002.08%
At least 30% partial3,710,0000.23%
At least 40% partial2,990,0000.18%
At least 50% partial1,870,0000.11%
At least 60% partial1,290,0000.08%
At least 70% partial417,0000.03%
At least 80% partial375,0000.02%
Totality or annularity--

* 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: August 15, 1943 — Partial Lunar Eclipse