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November 23, 1965 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: Much of Asia, Australia, East in Africa, 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 35.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 23 at 01:24:02Nov 22 at 8:24:02 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 23 at 02:28:57Nov 22 at 9:28:57 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 23 at 04:14:21Nov 22 at 11:14:21 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 23 at 05:59:49Nov 23 at 12:59:49 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 23 at 07:04:41Nov 23 at 2:04:41 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 May 20, 1966

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Afghanistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:17 am AFT8:18 am AFT3m, 54s
Bangladesh
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:25 am 10:51 am MMT8m, 55s
Brunei
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:08 am 1:50 pm 5m, 53s
Cambodia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:41 am ICT12:12 pm ICT13m, 30s
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST1:13 pm CST9m, 5s
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST10:06 am IST20m, 1s
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:48 am WITA4:54 pm PGT1h, 31m, 4s
Laos
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:34 am ICT12:08 pm ICT3m, 1s
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:19 am 2:00 pm 9m, 24s
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:58 am MMT11:49 am ICT12m, 30s
Nepal
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:54 am IST9:38 am IST9m, 19s
Pakistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:31 am 8:51 am 3m, 53s
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:35 pm PGT5:03 pm PGT23m, 19s
Tajikistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:46 am 9:48 am 3m, 20s
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:03 am MMT12:04 pm ICT20m, 51s
Turkmenistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:21 am 8:41 am 3m, 22s
Uzbekistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:03 am 9:47 am 3m, 24s
Vietnam
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:36 am ICT1:20 pm IDT11m, 11s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm 6:33 pm ---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am 4:56 pm PGT---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am 7:35 am ---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am GST7:23 am GST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am IST9:44 am IST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am CXT12:28 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am CCT11:18 am CCT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am TLT3:34 pm TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm FJT7:39 pm TOT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm 4:37 pm ---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am HKT1:09 pm HKT---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am IRST7:07 am IRST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am AST6:28 am AST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am JST3:23 pm JST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am CST9:55 am ALMT---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm GILT6:33 pm GILT---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am AST6:26 am AST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am CST11:52 am CST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am CST1:07 pm CST---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am MVT8:34 am MVT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm 5:31 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm CHUT6:02 pm PONT---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 am ULAT11:19 am ULAT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:08 pm NRT6:13 pm NRT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm NCT5:50 pm NCT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm NUT6:08 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm NFT5:50 pm NFT---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am KST1:49 pm KST---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm 3:36 pm ---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GST7:27 am GST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am 3:34 pm ---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am 2:16 pm ---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am GST7:24 am GST---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am ALMT3:51 pm MAGT---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm WST6:40 pm WST---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am GST6:25 am AST---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am SGT12:46 pm SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm SBT6:03 pm SBT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am EAT6:00 am EAT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am KST2:03 pm KST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am IST9:28 am IST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CST1:26 pm CST---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 pm TKT6:31 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 pm TOT7:09 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm TVT6:14 pm TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm WAKT6:13 pm WAKT---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am GST7:27 am GST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 pm HST6:55 pm HST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm VUT5:58 pm VUT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm WFT6:04 pm WFT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am AST7:15 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 eclipse1,540,000,00046.22%
At least 10% partial1,410,000,00042.31%
At least 20% partial1,320,000,00039.80%
At least 30% partial1,130,000,00033.94%
At least 40% partial990,000,00029.67%
At least 50% partial812,000,00024.35%
At least 60% partial613,000,00018.39%
At least 70% partial509,000,00015.27%
At least 80% partial394,000,00011.83%
At least 90% partial128,000,0003.86%
Totality or annularity51,000,0001.53%

* 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: December 8, 1965 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse