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March 18, 1950 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 Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 29.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 18 at 13:10:46Mar 18 at 8:10:46 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 18 at 15:08:36Mar 18 at 10:08:36 am
Maximum EclipseMar 18 at 15:31:46Mar 18 at 10:31:46 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 18 at 15:55:09Mar 18 at 10:55:09 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 18 at 17:52:47Mar 18 at 12:52:47 pm

* 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 Mar 7, 1951

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm 4:19 pm
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WAT6:26 pm WAT
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am 12:18 pm
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm SAST6:53 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm 4:12 pm
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm WAT5:32 pm GMT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm WAT6:08 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am CLT11:13 am CLT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm WAT6:27 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 pm CAT6:23 pm WAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm SAST6:10 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am FKT11:30 am FKT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 pm TFT7:55 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm WAT6:36 pm WAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm SAST6:26 pm SAST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CAT6:11 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm SAST6:26 pm WAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:10 pm 5:26 pm
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm GMT5:42 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm SAST7:08 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:41 am GST2:23 pm GST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 pm CAT6:44 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm SAST6:32 pm 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 eclipse24,800,0001.68%
At least 10% partial18,400,0001.25%
At least 20% partial12,800,0000.87%
At least 30% partial9,500,0000.64%
At least 40% partial7,530,0000.51%
At least 50% partial3,730,0000.25%
At least 60% partial2,140,0000.15%
At least 70% partial47,7000.003%
At least 80% partial--
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: April 2, 1950 — Total Lunar Eclipse