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July 31, 1962 Annular Solar Eclipse

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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/West Europe, West in Asia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 33.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 31 at 09:25:52Jul 31 at 5:25:52 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 31 at 10:29:03Jul 31 at 6:29:03 am
Maximum EclipseJul 31 at 12:25:00Jul 31 at 8:25:00 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 31 at 14:20:55Jul 31 at 10:20:55 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 31 at 15:24:09Jul 31 at 11:24:09 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 Jan 25, 1963

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Benin
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:47 am GMT3:47 pm WAT
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:25 am BRT9:55 am BRT
Burkina Faso
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:26 am GMT3:38 pm WAT
Cameroon
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm WAT4:09 pm WAT
Colombia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:54 am VET6:40 am COT
Comoros
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm EAT6:01 pm EAT
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm WAT4:13 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm WAT5:23 pm CAT
Gambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:56 am WAT12:55 pm WAT
Ghana
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:34 am GMT2:44 pm GMT
Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:00 am GMT2:20 pm GMT
Guyana
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:58 am 8:05 am
Madagascar
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm EAT5:50 pm EAT
Mali
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:07 am GMT3:33 pm WAT
Mayotte
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm EAT5:52 pm EAT
Mozambique
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm CAT5:24 pm CAT
Nigeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:55 am WAT3:59 pm WAT
Senegal
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:55 am GMT2:04 pm GMT
Suriname
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:01 am 8:24 am
Tanzania
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:35 pm EAT5:24 pm CAT
Togo
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:43 am GMT2:45 pm GMT
Venezuela
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:20 am VET8:02 am
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am WAT3:27 pm WAT
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CET1:48 pm CET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm WAT5:20 pm CAT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:42 am AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am AST7:44 am AST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am BRT7:28 am BOT
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 7:07 am
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am AST7:47 am AST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am AST7:27 am AST
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am AMT7:37 am BOT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm SAST5:18 pm CAT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am AST7:40 am AST
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:21 pm CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am CVT11:22 am CVT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am 7:12 am
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am EST6:28 am EST
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm WAT4:10 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm WAT4:03 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am CLT6:32 am PET
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EST6:33 am EST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am GMT2:36 pm GMT
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 am CST6:31 am CST
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am 7:08 am
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm EAT5:56 pm EAT
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am AST7:45 am AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am EST6:36 am EST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am PET6:36 am PET
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm EET4:30 pm EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am GMT4:05 pm WAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm EAT5:52 pm EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm SAST5:13 pm SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm CAT6:11 pm EAT
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm CET1:52 pm CET
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am GFT7:57 am GFT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm TFT6:01 pm
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:31 am GMT4:11 pm WAT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am CET2:17 pm CET
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm EET3:27 pm EET
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am AST7:45 am AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am AST7:45 am AST
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am GMT12:57 pm WAT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am EST6:34 am EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 am CST5:30 am CST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 pm EEST4:46 pm EEST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm CET2:33 pm CET
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am EST6:31 am EST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm EET3:47 pm EET
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm CAT6:20 pm EAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm SAST5:06 pm SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am 1:39 pm
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm CET3:38 pm WAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm CAT5:24 pm CAT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm CET2:31 pm CET
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am AST7:45 am AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am GMT2:16 pm GMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm MUT6:09 pm MUT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CST5:24 am CST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am AST7:43 am AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am WAT12:41 pm WAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm WAT5:18 pm CAT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am CST5:32 am CST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am GMT3:49 pm WAT
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm AST5:30 pm AST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am EST6:34 am EST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am PYT7:32 am PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am COT6:38 am COT
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am 1:16 pm
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am AST7:39 am AST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm RET5:59 pm RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:19 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am GMT2:13 pm GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:43 am AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am AST7:45 am AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:12 am
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:45 am AST
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am GMT3:00 pm GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm AST5:41 pm AST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 pm SCT6:52 pm SCT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am 3:12 pm
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 am 7:12 am
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm EAT6:17 pm EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm SAST5:18 pm SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm WAT5:13 pm CAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am WET1:26 pm WET
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:42 am AST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm WAT4:04 pm WAT
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am EST6:31 am EST
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AST7:46 am AST
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm EET3:56 pm EET
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am EST6:32 am EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am 12:31 am
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am AST7:40 am AST
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm CAT5:18 pm CAT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am EDT7:22 am EDT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am UYT7:56 am UYT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am WAT1:45 pm GMT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm AST5:51 pm AST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm WAT5:24 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm CAT5:22 pm 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 eclipse515,000,00016.50%
At least 10% partial387,000,00012.39%
At least 20% partial339,000,00010.87%
At least 30% partial294,000,0009.40%
At least 40% partial254,000,0008.14%
At least 50% partial221,000,0007.10%
At least 60% partial203,000,0006.51%
At least 70% partial163,000,0005.24%
At least 80% partial105,000,0003.37%
At least 90% partial51,100,0001.64%
Totality or annularity15,300,0000.49%

* 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: July 17, 1962 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: August 15, 1962 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse