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September 22, 1968 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: Europe, Asia, North/East Africa, North in North America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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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 38.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 22 at 09:06:45Sep 22 at 5:06:45 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 22 at 10:43:38Sep 22 at 6:43:38 am
Maximum EclipseSep 22 at 11:18:16Sep 22 at 7:18:16 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 22 at 11:53:15Sep 22 at 7:53:15 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 22 at 13:29:48Sep 22 at 9:29:48 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Mar 7, 1970

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm ALMT5:29 pm AFT
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm 6:54 pm ALMT
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
11:28 am EET4:43 pm
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm IRST6:11 pm
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am CET1:07 pm CET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am WET11:29 am WET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am CET12:09 pm CET
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm 4:47 pm
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am CET12:52 pm CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:17 pm 4:19 pm IRST
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:57 pm GST5:11 pm GST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm 5:34 pm IST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CET3:08 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CET12:28 pm CET
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 pm CST5:31 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am CET1:00 pm CET
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 pm IOT6:04 pm IOT
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am CET2:19 pm EET
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:25 am EST6:12 am EST
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm WAT1:26 pm WAT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CET12:59 pm CET
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm EET2:39 pm EET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CET12:53 pm CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CET12:42 pm CET
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm EAT4:16 pm EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm EET4:00 pm EEST
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm CAT4:15 pm EAT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:30 pm MSK2:55 pm MSK
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm EAT4:21 pm EAT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am WET11:12 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CET1:52 pm EET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CET12:36 pm CET
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm MSK4:43 pm
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am CET12:45 pm CET
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 am CET2:27 pm EET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am WGT8:19 am WGT
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am BST12:08 pm BST
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CET1:02 pm CET
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am GMT11:06 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm IST6:50 pm IST
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm EET4:47 pm IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm AST4:03 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:20 am IST12:05 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am BST12:09 pm BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm EET2:48 pm IST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CET1:01 pm CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am BST12:08 pm BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm IST3:51 pm AST
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm EAT4:06 pm EAT
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am CET1:06 pm CET
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm AST4:06 pm AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 pm ALMT6:56 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm MSK2:58 pm MSK
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm EEST2:44 pm EET
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm EET2:31 pm EET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:40 am CET12:36 pm CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm MSK2:58 pm MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am CET12:29 pm CET
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm MVT6:05 pm MVT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am CET12:52 pm CET
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:47 pm MSK3:15 pm MSK
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am CET12:30 pm CET
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm ULAT6:07 pm HOVT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am CET1:03 pm CET
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 pm CST5:47 pm
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 pm IST6:06 pm IST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am CET12:30 pm CET
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am CET1:10 pm CET
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:13 am CET12:43 pm CET
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm GST5:23 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm 6:19 pm
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm IST2:46 pm IST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am CET1:00 pm CET
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm GST5:13 pm GST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm MSK2:17 pm EET
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am CET12:44 pm CET
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm EET5:21 pm GST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am CET1:08 pm CET
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am CET1:00 pm CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CET12:52 pm CET
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm EAT4:24 pm EAT
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm CAT2:55 pm CAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am CET12:15 pm CET
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm IST6:07 pm IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm EEST3:06 pm CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:21 am CET12:46 pm CET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am CET12:38 pm CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm EET3:49 pm EEST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm 5:31 pm AFT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am CET12:39 pm CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am EET3:48 pm AST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm 5:32 pm AFT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm MSK3:25 pm MSK
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm GST5:18 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am BST12:19 pm BST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm 5:30 pm AFT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am CET12:44 pm CET
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm AST4:26 pm AST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:28 am EET1:45 pm EET

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 eclipse1,190,000,00033.83%
At least 10% partial1,120,000,00031.69%
At least 20% partial1,030,000,00029.11%
At least 30% partial898,000,00025.32%
At least 40% partial756,000,00021.34%
At least 50% partial603,000,00017.01%
At least 60% partial461,000,00013.02%
At least 70% partial292,000,0008.23%
At least 80% partial113,000,0003.19%
At least 90% partial42,200,0001.19%
Totality or annularity1,030,0000.03%

* 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: October 6, 1968 — Total Lunar Eclipse