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December 25, 1954 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/East Africa, 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 30.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 25 at 04:34:52Dec 24 at 11:34:52 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginDec 25 at 05:40:14Dec 25 at 12:40:14 am
Maximum EclipseDec 25 at 07:36:12Dec 25 at 2:36:12 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endDec 25 at 09:32:09Dec 25 at 4:32:09 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 25 at 10:37:28Dec 25 at 5:37:28 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Dec 14, 1955

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
East Timor
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:18 pm WITA7:03 pm TLT
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm WIB6:07 pm WIB
Namibia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:35 am SAST9:19 am SAST
South Africa
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:38 am SAST10:07 am SAST
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am WAT9:06 am SAST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am 8:34 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm AWST6:24 pm AWST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am WAT6:12 am GMT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am SAST9:25 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm IOT1:37 pm MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 pm 6:19 pm
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am CAT8:32 am CAT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm IDT6:24 pm IDT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am WAT7:16 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am WAT7:11 am WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am WAT6:41 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm CST6:06 pm CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:01 pm CXT5:34 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm CCT5:00 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am EAT10:33 am EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am WAT7:32 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am WAT9:05 am CAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GMT6:19 am GMT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am WAT6:26 am GMT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am SAST9:40 am SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am 2:37 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am WAT7:30 am WAT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am GMT6:19 am GMT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm HKT5:47 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:17 pm IST3:43 pm IST
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am 9:34 am EAT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:03 pm ICT5:16 pm ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am SAST9:38 am SAST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm CST5:48 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am EAT11:22 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am CAT9:26 am CAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm 6:07 pm WIB
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am MUT1:20 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am EAT10:38 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am CAT9:43 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm MMT4:44 pm MMT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am WAT7:13 am WAT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm 6:13 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 pm PGT6:24 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm 6:01 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:21 am RET12:50 pm RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am CAT8:24 am CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am GMT7:02 am GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am GMT6:23 am GMT
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am SCT11:36 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm 6:04 pm
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 am GST4:58 am GST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm CST5:20 pm CST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am CAT9:14 am CAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm ICT5:28 pm ICT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am GMT6:13 am GMT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am CAT8:16 am CAT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm IDT6:28 pm IDT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am CAT9:12 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am CAT9:30 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 eclipse293,000,00010.90%
At least 10% partial188,000,0007.01%
At least 20% partial141,000,0005.26%
At least 30% partial110,000,0004.09%
At least 40% partial91,500,0003.40%
At least 50% partial76,200,0002.83%
At least 60% partial50,200,0001.87%
At least 70% partial17,100,0000.64%
At least 80% partial5,630,0000.21%
Totality or annularity1,870,0000.07%

* 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: January 8, 1955 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse