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February 4–5, 1962 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: South/East Asia, Australia, South/West North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 33.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 4 at 21:34:01Feb 4 at 4:34:01 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 4 at 22:30:04Feb 4 at 5:30:04 pm
Maximum EclipseFeb 5 at 00:12:05Feb 4 at 7:12:05 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 5 at 01:54:00Feb 4 at 8:54:00 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 5 at 02:50:01Feb 4 at 9:50:01 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 20, 1963

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:04 am 9:32 am 15m, 10s
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
7:36 am PGT10:40 am PGT11m, 58s
Solomon Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
8:48 am SBT12:12 pm SBT14m, 45s
US Minor Outlying Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
11:55 am 3:32 pm 3m, 6s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:04 pm 2:56 pm ---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am ACST10:21 am AEST---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am 7:31 am ---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am ICT6:29 am ICT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm PST5:38 pm PST---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am CST7:29 am CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am CXT6:22 am CXT---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:52 pm CKT3:43 pm CKT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am TLT8:39 am TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am FJT1:32 pm FJT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm TAHT4:48 pm MART---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am 10:04 am ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am HKT7:28 am HKT---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 am JST9:06 am JST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am GILT3:53 pm LINT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am IDT7:29 am IDT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CST7:28 am CST---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am 7:33 am ---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am 12:35 pm ---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm PST5:34 pm PST---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am CHUT12:05 pm KOST---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am NRT12:48 pm NRT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am NCT11:57 am NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am NZST12:51 pm NZST---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am NUT2:07 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am NFT12:01 pm NFT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am 9:04 am ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am 8:49 am ---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am 7:39 am ---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am WST2:49 pm WST---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am 6:57 am ---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 am KST8:09 am KST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am CST7:30 am CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am ICT6:29 am ICT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:00 noon TKT3:00 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am TOT2:39 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am TVT1:44 pm TVT---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm HST4:41 pm HST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am VUT12:07 pm VUT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am IDT7:29 am IDT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am WFT1:44 pm WFT---

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 eclipse404,000,00012.93%
At least 10% partial195,000,0006.26%
At least 20% partial127,000,0004.08%
At least 30% partial117,000,0003.76%
At least 40% partial89,800,0002.87%
At least 50% partial63,500,0002.03%
At least 60% partial46,500,0001.49%
At least 70% partial18,000,0000.58%
At least 80% partial13,700,0000.44%
At least 90% partial7,540,0000.24%
Totality or annularity1,500,0000.05%

* 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: February 19, 1962 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse