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April 19, 1958 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: Asia, East in Africa, North/West North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 32.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 19 at 00:24:11Apr 18 at 7:24:11 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 19 at 01:30:23Apr 18 at 8:30:23 pm
Maximum EclipseApr 19 at 03:26:46Apr 18 at 10:26:46 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 19 at 05:22:56Apr 19 at 12:22:56 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 19 at 06:29:12Apr 19 at 1:29:12 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 8, 1959

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Cambodia
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:40 am ICT11:16 am ICT11m, 43s
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:27 am MMT3:37 pm VLAT46m
Hong Kong
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:11 am 1:51 pm 3m, 48s
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:01 am IST9:35 am IST6m, 14s
Japan
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:30 am JST3:18 pm JST59m, 24s
Laos
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:47 am ICT11:18 am ICT12m, 15s
Maldives
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:51 am MMT7:47 am MMT5m, 42s
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:06 am MMT12:09 pm CST10m, 38s
Taiwan
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:21 am 2:17 pm 16m, 59s
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:33 am ICT11:13 am ICT24m, 44s
Vietnam
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:39 am ICT11:30 am ICT8m, 34s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AFT7:45 am AFT---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am 6:12 am IRST---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am 6:14 am IRST---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am GST6:48 am GST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am 9:48 am ---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am IST9:19 am IST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am IOT7:39 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am 12:09 pm BNT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 pm 8:07 pm ---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am CXT9:56 am CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CCT9:13 am CCT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am TLT12:11 pm TLT---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am EAT5:43 am EAT---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am 6:37 am ---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm 3:49 pm ---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am WIB12:39 pm ---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am 7:56 am ---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am IRST5:47 am AST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am ALMT9:42 am ALMT---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm LINT5:49 pm GILT---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am AST5:48 am AST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am 11:27 am CST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am 1:48 pm ---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am 12:23 pm ---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:00 pm 5:20 pm ---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am MUT6:31 am MUT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:06 pm CHUT4:48 pm PONT---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am ULAT12:08 pm ULAT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am IST9:39 am ---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am KST3:36 pm VLAT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:33 am 3:03 pm ---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 am GST6:52 am GST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am 8:20 am ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am 2:08 pm ---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am 1:12 pm ---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am GST6:48 am GST---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am 4:58 pm SAKT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 am AST6:49 am GST---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am SCT6:36 am SCT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am 11:02 am ---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am EAT5:45 am EAT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am KST2:43 pm JST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am IST8:35 am IST---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 am EET5:44 am AST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am AFT9:16 am ---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am IRST5:43 am AST---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am AFT8:02 am ---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm WAKT6:24 pm WAKT---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am GST6:51 am GST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm NST8:20 pm HST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am AFT9:12 am ---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am AST6:47 am GST---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity 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 eclipse1,350,000,00046.62%
At least 10% partial1,280,000,00044.07%
At least 20% partial1,200,000,00041.44%
At least 30% partial1,080,000,00037.34%
At least 40% partial945,000,00032.41%
At least 50% partial714,000,00024.51%
At least 60% partial479,000,00016.45%
At least 70% partial304,000,00010.45%
At least 80% partial158,000,0005.45%
Totality or annularity30,200,0001.04%

* 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: April 4, 1958 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: May 3, 1958 — Partial Lunar Eclipse