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March 7, 1970 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse was visible in Washington DC - go to local timings and animation

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: West in Europe, North America, North/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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This eclipse was visible in Washington DC - go to local timings and animation

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 40.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 7 at 15:04:17Mar 7 at 10:04:17 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 7 at 16:03:48Mar 7 at 11:03:48 am
Maximum EclipseMar 7 at 17:37:50Mar 7 at 12:37:50 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 7 at 19:11:36Mar 7 at 2:11:36 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 7 at 20:11:16Mar 7 at 3:11:16 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. Please note that the local times for Washington DC are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 10, 1972

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
9:04 am PST4:37 pm NST
Mexico
Total Solar Eclipse
7:51 am PST1:20 pm CST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Total Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm AST4:06 pm AST
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
8:25 am PST3:00 pm EST
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm AST3:30 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:36 pm AST3:27 pm AST
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST3:11 pm AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm AST3:09 pm AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am CST1:13 pm CST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm AST3:56 pm AST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm COT1:22 pm COT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm AST3:30 pm AST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm AST3:27 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am EST2:25 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am EASST10:43 am EASST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:23 am COT2:11 pm COT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am CKT6:25 am CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:08 am CST1:01 pm CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am CST2:32 pm CST
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm AST3:11 pm AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm AST3:20 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm EST2:32 pm EST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am 1:33 pm ECT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:14 am CST1:04 pm CST
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am TAHT7:34 am MART
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm AST5:01 pm WGT
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm AST3:07 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm AST3:23 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am CST1:11 pm CST
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:09 pm VET2:35 pm VET
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am EST2:31 pm EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am CST1:16 pm CST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm GMT7:11 pm GMT
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 pm IST7:29 pm IST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am EST2:25 pm EST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am LINT6:26 am LINT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm AST3:17 pm AST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm AST3:24 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 pm WET6:03 pm WAT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am CST1:12 pm CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am CST2:00 pm EST
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am PET1:24 pm ECT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am 8:16 am
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm AZOT7:03 pm AZOT
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm AST3:29 pm AST
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm AST3:26 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm AST3:13 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:33 pm AST3:29 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm AST3:10 pm AST
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:33 pm AST3:28 pm AST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 pm CET7:16 pm WET
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm AST3:28 pm AST
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:52 am EST2:40 pm EST
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm AST2:59 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EST2:36 pm EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am 2:26 pm
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:27 pm AST3:29 pm AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 pm BST7:36 pm BST
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am COT3:21 pm VET

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 eclipse280,000,0007.59%
At least 10% partial261,000,0007.08%
At least 20% partial224,000,0006.09%
At least 30% partial201,000,0005.44%
At least 40% partial190,000,0005.14%
At least 50% partial178,000,0004.82%
At least 60% partial164,000,0004.45%
At least 70% partial141,000,0003.82%
At least 80% partial101,000,0002.75%
At least 90% partial56,100,0001.52%
Totality or annularity4,520,0000.12%

* 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: February 21, 1970 — Partial Lunar Eclipse