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November 1, 1948 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, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 28.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 1 at 03:19:01Oct 31 at 10:19:01 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 1 at 04:19:04Oct 31 at 11:19:04 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 1 at 05:58:49Nov 1 at 12:58:49 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 1 at 07:38:22Nov 1 at 2:38:22 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 1 at 08:38:38Nov 1 at 3:38:38 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 12, 1950

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Congo Democratic Republic
Total Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CAT7:37 am CAT
Kenya
Total Solar Eclipse
6:20 am EAT8:35 am EAT
Uganda
Total Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EAT8:26 am EAT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am CAT7:35 am SAST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am 6:05 pm
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm AWST6:38 pm AEST
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am GST8:33 am GST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am CAT7:45 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am IOT11:17 am IOT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CAT7:28 am CAT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am WAT6:18 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 am WAT6:17 am WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am WAT6:13 am WAT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am CCT1:17 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am EAT8:52 am EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am WAT6:22 am WAT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:13 am EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am EET5:56 am CET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am WAT5:20 am GMT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:11 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am SAST7:53 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am EAT7:55 am
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 am 7:33 am
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am WAT6:21 am WAT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am IST10:49 am IST
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am IRST7:52 am IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am AST7:25 am AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am IST6:36 am EET
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am EET6:37 am EET
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am AST7:23 am AST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EET6:20 am IST
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am SAST7:51 am SAST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am CAT6:00 am WAT
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am EAT9:15 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 7:46 am CAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am MMT10:49 am MMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am MUT10:36 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am EAT8:54 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am CAT7:55 am CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am SAST7:39 am SAST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm NCT6:12 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm NZST7:59 pm NZST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 am GMT5:09 am GMT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am WAT6:16 am WAT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 pm 6:19 pm
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am 8:02 am
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am EET6:31 am EET
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am GST8:38 am GST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am RET10:25 am RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am CAT7:26 am CAT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am GMT5:19 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am AST8:04 am
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am SCT9:58 am SCT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT8:33 am EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am SAST8:21 am SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT7:20 am CAT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am IST10:45 am IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am CAT8:13 am EAT
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am EET6:22 am EET
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am EAT7:44 am CAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am AST7:42 am AST
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 8:14 am
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am CAT7:41 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am CAT7:47 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 eclipse134,000,0008.80%
At least 10% partial96,800,0006.35%
At least 20% partial89,100,0005.85%
At least 30% partial80,200,0005.27%
At least 40% partial72,000,0004.73%
At least 50% partial62,400,0004.09%
At least 60% partial48,900,0003.21%
At least 70% partial33,700,0002.21%
At least 80% partial24,500,0001.61%
At least 90% partial16,300,0001.07%
Totality or annularity2,150,0000.14%

* 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: October 18, 1948 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse