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June 30, 1954 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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: Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Africa, North America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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This eclipse was visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 30.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 30 at 10:00:59Jun 30 at 6:00:59 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 30 at 11:06:57Jun 30 at 7:06:57 am
Maximum EclipseJun 30 at 12:32:11Jun 30 at 8:32:11 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 30 at 13:57:21Jun 30 at 9:57:21 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 30 at 15:03:25Jun 30 at 11:03:25 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 20, 1955

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Afghanistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm AFT7:20 pm AFT4m, 58s
Azerbaijan
Total Solar Eclipse
3:31 pm 6:12 pm IRST6m, 44s
Belarus
Total Solar Eclipse
12:47 pm CET5:18 pm MSK12m, 47s
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
7:07 am ADT7:59 am EST18m, 43s
Faroe Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
11:05 am WET1:32 pm WET3m, 57s
Georgia
Total Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm MSK5:39 pm 5m, 47s
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
7:33 am WGT10:13 am WGT7m, 54s
Iceland
Total Solar Eclipse
10:52 am 1:23 pm 3m, 42s
India
Total Solar Eclipse
6:51 pm 7:21 pm 1m, 46s
Iran
Total Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm EET6:26 pm IRST8m, 8s
Latvia
Total Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm MSK5:08 pm MSK2m, 6s
Lithuania
Total Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm MSK5:11 pm MSK9m, 19s
Norway
Total Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm CET2:53 pm CET11m, 38s
Pakistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm 6:21 pm IRST2m, 50s
Poland
Total Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm CET3:18 pm CET3m, 27s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:31 am ANAT5:38 pm 44m, 37s
Sweden
Total Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm CET3:01 pm CET12m, 34s
Turkmenistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm 7:43 pm 1m, 50s
Ukraine
Total Solar Eclipse
2:50 pm MSK5:31 pm MSK17m, 8s
United Kingdom
Total Solar Eclipse
11:56 am BST2:52 pm BST1m, 55s
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
6:02 am EDT1:45 am NST3m, 55s
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm CET4:29 pm EET---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am WET3:18 pm CET---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:29 pm CET2:59 pm CET---
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am AST6:55 am AST---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm 5:42 pm ---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm CET3:16 pm CET---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm GST6:57 pm GST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 pm 6:31 pm IST---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm CET3:00 pm CET---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am CST5:23 am CST---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am AST7:43 am AST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 pm CST6:31 pm IST---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:49 pm CET3:24 pm CET---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am AST6:58 am AST---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:00 pm CET4:32 pm EET---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am 6:17 am ---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am EST6:19 am EST---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm CET3:44 pm WAT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 pm CST8:32 pm ---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am COT6:03 am COT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm CET3:24 pm CET---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am CST6:28 am CST---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm EET3:45 pm BST---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm CET3:14 pm CET---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm CET3:02 pm CET---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm EAT6:01 pm EAT---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 am EST6:12 am EST---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:33 pm CET4:58 pm EET---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:17 pm CAT6:01 pm EAT---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm MSK5:05 pm MSK---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm EAT5:31 pm ---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm EET3:59 pm EET---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm CET3:13 pm CET---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm CET3:11 pm CET---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm BST2:40 pm BST---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm CET4:41 pm EET---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm BST2:48 pm BST---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am EST6:14 am EST---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 am CST5:17 am CST---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CET4:21 pm CEST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:36 pm EET5:54 pm AST---
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am IST2:40 pm IST---
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm BST2:41 pm BST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm EET5:52 pm IDT---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:33 pm CET3:27 pm CET---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 am EST6:14 am EST---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm BST2:48 pm BST---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm IDT5:52 pm AST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm 7:37 pm ---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 pm EAT5:50 pm EAT---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm CET3:27 pm CET---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm AST5:55 pm AST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 pm ALMT8:33 pm ---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:36 pm EET4:48 pm EET---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm CET4:47 pm EET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm CET3:08 pm CET---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm CET3:01 pm CET---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm CET3:26 pm CET---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am CST5:31 am CST---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:59 pm MSK5:27 pm MSK---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm CET3:08 pm CET---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 pm YAKT8:08 pm HOVT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm CET3:26 pm CET---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am WET1:49 pm WET---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm IST7:12 pm IST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm CET2:59 pm CET---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 am CST5:10 am CST---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm CET3:26 pm WAT---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm CET3:30 pm CET---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm GST7:02 pm GST---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm IDT5:50 pm IDT---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am 2:42 pm WEST---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am AST7:02 am AST---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm GST6:58 pm GST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm CET4:30 pm EET---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am AST6:39 am AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am AST6:51 am AST---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am AST8:20 am AST---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CET3:15 pm CET---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm EET6:02 pm AST---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm CEST4:28 pm EET---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm SCT6:18 pm SCT---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am AST6:50 am AST---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CET3:18 pm CET---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm CET3:17 pm CET---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm 5:33 pm ---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm CAT4:52 pm CAT---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm CET3:05 pm CET---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am AST6:48 am AST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm CET5:00 pm CAT---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm CET3:09 pm CET---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm EET4:49 pm EET---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 pm 7:08 pm AFT---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am EST6:33 am EST---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am WET3:22 pm CET---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:10 pm EET4:45 pm EET---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 am EST6:18 am EST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am 6:11 am EST---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am AST6:57 am AST---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm GST5:59 pm AST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm 7:38 pm ---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:50 pm CET3:17 pm CET---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 pm GST6:03 pm AST---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:35 pm EET3:57 pm EET---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse891,000,00033.13%
At least 10% partial798,000,00029.68%
At least 20% partial737,000,00027.39%
At least 30% partial683,000,00025.40%
At least 40% partial633,000,00023.52%
At least 50% partial583,000,00021.68%
At least 60% partial514,000,00019.10%
At least 70% partial418,000,00015.55%
At least 80% partial291,000,00010.84%
At least 90% partial141,000,0005.26%
Totality or annularity16,800,0000.62%

* 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: July 15–16, 1954 — Partial Lunar Eclipse