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June 20, 1974 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: South in Asia, Australia, South 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 45.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 20 at 02:32:48Jun 19 at 10:32:48 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 20 at 03:46:22Jun 19 at 11:46:22 pm
Maximum EclipseJun 20 at 04:47:19Jun 20 at 12:47:19 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 20 at 05:48:14Jun 20 at 1:48:14 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 20 at 07:01:44Jun 20 at 3:01:44 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 23, 1976

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
11:38 am AWST5:01 pm AEST9m, 10s
French Southern Territories
Total Solar Eclipse
7:46 am TFT10:17 am TFT3m, 21s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am DAVT1:01 pm DAVT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am IOT8:22 am MUT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm 1:21 pm ---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am CXT1:06 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am CCT12:16 pm CCT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT6:24 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm WITA2:30 pm WITA---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:21 am WIB2:32 pm WITA---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am EAT7:12 am EAT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am 1:43 pm ---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am MVT8:53 am MVT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am MUT8:28 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT6:33 am EAT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm NCT5:31 pm NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 pm NZST5:14 pm NZST---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm NFT5:28 pm NFT---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm WIT4:20 pm PGT---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am RET8:17 am RET---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am SCT7:27 am SCT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am SGT12:58 pm SGT---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am ICT11:53 am ICT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality 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 eclipse140,000,0003.52%
At least 10% partial108,000,0002.73%
At least 20% partial87,700,0002.20%
At least 30% partial23,200,0000.58%
At least 40% partial7,520,0000.19%
At least 50% partial5,280,0000.13%
At least 60% partial4,470,0000.11%
At least 70% partial3,910,0000.10%
At least 80% partial1,080,0000.03%
At least 90% partial934,0000.02%
Totality or annularity30,0000.0007%

* 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: June 4–5, 1974 — Partial Lunar Eclipse