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December 4, 1983 Annular Solar Eclipse

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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, West in Asia, Africa, South/East North America, North/East South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 53.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 4 at 09:40:59Dec 4 at 4:40:59 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginDec 4 at 10:45:51Dec 4 at 5:45:51 am
Maximum EclipseDec 4 at 12:30:26Dec 4 at 7:30:26 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endDec 4 at 14:15:02Dec 4 at 9:15:02 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 4 at 15:19:55Dec 4 at 10:19:55 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on May 30, 1984

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Cabo Verde
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:50 am CVT12:06 pm CVT2m, 42s
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:33 pm WAT4:10 pm WAT17m, 16s
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm WAT5:19 pm CAT27m, 37s
Equatorial Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm WAT4:01 pm WAT2m, 53s
Ethiopia
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm CAT6:19 pm EAT7m, 56s
Gabon
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm WAT4:07 pm WAT18m, 1s
Kenya
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm CAT6:19 pm EAT5m, 40s
Somalia
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm EAT6:11 pm EAT3m, 43s
South Sudan
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm WAT6:19 pm EAT3m, 36s
Uganda
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:30 pm CAT6:19 pm EAT7m, 3s
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm CET3:43 pm EET---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am WET3:22 pm CET---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:23 pm CET1:56 pm CET---
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm WAT5:13 pm CAT---
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am AST7:45 am AST---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am AST7:46 am AST---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 pm 5:37 pm ---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am AST7:30 am AST---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm CET2:00 pm CET---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm 5:04 pm IRST---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm AST4:45 pm AST---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am AST7:45 am AST---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:49 pm CET1:35 pm CET---
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am GMT3:38 pm WAT---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am AST7:53 am AST---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm CET2:26 pm CET---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:27 pm SAST5:02 pm SAST---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am BRT9:59 am BRT---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am AST7:44 am AST---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:28 pm EET4:50 pm TRT---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am GMT3:28 pm WAT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:30 pm CAT5:18 pm CAT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm WAT4:07 pm WAT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am NST8:05 am AST---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am AST7:44 am AST---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm WAT4:16 pm WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm WAT4:07 pm WAT---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am VET6:28 am COT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:07 pm EAT6:09 pm EAT---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:20 am GMT2:26 pm GMT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:13 pm CET2:27 pm CET---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am CST6:37 am CST---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am AST7:30 am AST---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm EET4:26 pm EET---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm CET1:45 pm CET---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm EAT5:48 pm EAT---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am AST7:44 am AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am AST7:39 am AST---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm CET4:59 pm CAT---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm CAT6:03 pm EAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm SAST4:41 pm SAST---
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:39 am WET12:07 pm WET---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm CET2:12 pm CET---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am GFT8:50 am GFT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm TFT8:03 pm TFT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am GMT1:37 pm GMT---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm MSK4:42 pm MSK---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm CET1:51 pm CET---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am GMT2:35 pm GMT---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:46 am CET2:04 pm CET---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm EET4:13 pm EET---
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am WGT9:10 am WGT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am AST7:41 am AST---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am AST7:45 am AST---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am GMT12:32 pm GMT---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am GMT2:06 pm GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am GMT1:41 pm GMT---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am VET8:40 am GYT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am EST6:38 am EST---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:26 pm CET2:13 pm CET---
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am GMT12:11 pm GMT---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm TRT4:47 pm AST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:44 pm AST5:18 pm AST---
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am GMT12:25 pm GMT---
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am GMT12:21 pm GMT---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm EET4:41 pm EET---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm CET2:43 pm CET---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EST6:33 am EST---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:26 am GMT12:33 pm GMT---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm EET4:41 pm EET---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 pm 5:57 pm ---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm CET2:34 pm CET---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm AST4:54 pm AST---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm IST4:32 pm IST---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:14 pm SAST4:30 pm SAST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am GMT2:13 pm GMT---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm CET3:54 pm CET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm CET1:49 pm CET---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm CET1:36 pm CET---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm EAT6:03 pm EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm EAT6:14 pm EAT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am GMT3:23 pm WAT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm CET2:45 pm CET---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am AST7:44 am AST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am WET1:58 pm GMT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm MUT6:35 pm MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm EAT6:06 pm EAT---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm MSK4:35 pm MSK---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:49 pm CET2:00 pm CET---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm CET2:31 pm CET---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am AST7:44 am AST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am WET1:23 pm WET---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:46 pm CAT5:12 pm CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm WAT5:02 pm SAST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm CET1:29 pm CET---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am GMT3:49 pm WAT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am WAT3:56 pm WAT---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm CET2:42 pm CET---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm GST4:52 pm AST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm IRST4:30 pm IRST---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm IST4:37 pm EET---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm CET1:56 pm CET---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am AZOT12:58 pm WET---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am AST7:42 am AST---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm AST4:46 pm AST---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 pm RET6:35 pm RET---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm CET3:43 pm EET---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm 4:50 pm MSK---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm CAT5:18 pm CAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am GMT2:22 pm GMT---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am AST7:44 am AST---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am AST7:43 am AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am AST7:44 am AST---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am PMST9:03 am PMST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am AST7:42 am AST---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm CET2:08 pm CET---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am GMT2:54 pm GMT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm AST5:45 pm AST---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am GMT1:47 pm GMT---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:24 pm CET3:36 pm EET---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm SCT7:04 pm SCT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am GMT1:58 pm GMT---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am AST7:44 am AST---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm CET2:02 pm CET---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm CET2:06 pm CET---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm SAST4:53 pm SAST---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am WET1:12 pm WET---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am AST7:45 am AST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm WAT6:16 pm EAT---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am SRT8:17 am SRT---
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:49 pm CET1:54 pm CET---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm EET4:30 pm EET---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm CAT6:19 pm EAT---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am EST6:41 am EST---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am GMT2:36 pm GMT---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am AST7:41 am AST---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:30 pm CET2:55 pm CET---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:31 pm TRT5:22 pm TRT---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm 6:03 pm ---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am EST6:40 am EST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am EST6:34 am ---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am AST7:43 am AST---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm EET4:53 pm MSK---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 pm GST5:44 pm GST---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am GMT12:30 pm GMT---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EST6:59 am EST---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm CET2:16 pm CET---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am VET7:41 am VET---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:01 am WET1:23 pm GMT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm AST5:40 pm AST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm WAT5:15 pm CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm CAT5:06 pm CAT---

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 eclipse1,000,000,00021.38%
At least 10% partial603,000,00012.86%
At least 20% partial440,000,0009.38%
At least 30% partial380,000,0008.12%
At least 40% partial357,000,0007.62%
At least 50% partial331,000,0007.06%
At least 60% partial265,000,0005.65%
At least 70% partial192,000,0004.11%
At least 80% partial96,000,0002.05%
At least 90% partial15,800,0000.34%
Totality or annularity6,770,0000.14%

* 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 19–20, 1983 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse