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July 20, 1982 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: Much of Europe, North in Asia, North/West North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 52.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 20 at 17:18:44Jul 20 at 1:18:44 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 20 at 18:43:55Jul 20 at 2:43:55 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 20 at 20:09:07Jul 20 at 4:09:07 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. This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Dec 15, 1982

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 pm CET8:26 pm CET
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 pm CEST9:10 pm CEST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 pm CEST9:53 pm CEST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am MDT3:24 pm EDT
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 pm CEST9:12 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 pm CEST10:00 pm CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 pm MSD11:21 pm MSD
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 pm WEST9:00 pm WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 pm EEST10:50 pm EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 pm CEST10:08 pm CEST
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 pm CEST9:50 pm CEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm WGST5:49 pm WGST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 pm BST9:07 pm BST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 pm GMT7:57 pm GMT
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 pm IST9:08 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 pm BST9:06 pm BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 pm CEST9:15 pm CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 pm BST9:04 pm BST
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 pm MSD11:12 pm MSD
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 pm CEST9:10 pm CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 pm MSD11:05 pm MSD
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 pm CEST9:35 pm CEST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 pm CEST9:54 pm CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 pm CEST10:00 pm CEST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 pm CEST9:20 pm CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 pm CEST10:05 pm CEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am PETST10:44 pm EEST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 pm CEST10:07 pm CEST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 pm EEST9:58 pm CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 pm CEST9:21 pm CEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 pm BST9:08 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am 9:26 am
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 pm EEST10:42 pm EEST

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 eclipse183,000,0003.97%
At least 10% partial119,000,0002.59%
At least 20% partial18,400,0000.40%
At least 30% partial2,060,0000.04%

* 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 third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: June 21, 1982 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: July 6, 1982 — Total Lunar Eclipse