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September 12, 1950 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, North/East Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, Arctic.

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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 29.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 12 at 01:23:14Sep 11 at 9:23:14 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 12 at 02:49:32Sep 11 at 10:49:32 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 12 at 03:38:25Sep 11 at 11:38:25 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 12 at 04:27:36Sep 12 at 12:27:36 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 12 at 05:53:37Sep 12 at 1:53:37 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 25, 1952

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
4:23 am MSK3:45 pm SAKT
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
4:18 pm 7:38 pm HST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 pm EST6:16 pm
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am YAKT12:20 pm CST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am EET5:11 am EET
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm 3:08 pm
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am JST2:24 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am ALMT9:42 am NOVT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm LINT5:50 pm GILT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:53 pm 4:51 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:18 pm CHUT4:44 pm KOST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am ULAT10:48 am ULAT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm NRT5:11 pm NRT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am KST2:16 pm VLAT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:30 pm 2:13 pm
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:52 am CET4:13 am CET
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:27 am KST1:22 pm JST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm TVT5:34 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm 6:46 pm

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 eclipse96,900,0006.55%
At least 10% partial48,200,0003.26%
At least 20% partial25,900,0001.75%
At least 30% partial5,630,0000.38%
At least 40% partial2,070,0000.14%
At least 50% partial697,0000.05%
At least 60% partial458,0000.03%
At least 70% partial239,0000.02%
At least 80% partial132,0000.008%
At least 90% partial17,6000.001%
Totality or annularity11200.00007%

* 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: September 26, 1950 — Total Lunar Eclipse