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June 10, 1964 Partial 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: Australia, 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 34.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 10 at 02:48:54Jun 9 at 10:48:54 pm
Maximum EclipseJun 10 at 04:33:36Jun 10 at 12:33:36 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 10 at 06:18:20Jun 10 at 2:18:20 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 9, 1964

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am DAVT5:18 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am AWST4:17 pm AEST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am TFT9:09 am TFT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm NZST5:28 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 pm NFT5:27 pm NFT

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 eclipse9,580,0000.29%
At least 10% partial7,940,0000.24%
At least 20% partial6,280,0000.19%
At least 30% partial3,300,0000.10%
At least 40% partial1,930,0000.06%
At least 50% partial--
At least 60% partial--
At least 70% partial--

* 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: June 24–25, 1964 — Total Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: July 9, 1964 — Partial Solar Eclipse