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November 22–23, 1984 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 South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 54.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 22 at 20:13:26Nov 22 at 3:13:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 22 at 21:12:41Nov 22 at 4:12:41 pm
Maximum EclipseNov 22 at 22:53:23Nov 22 at 5:53:23 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 23 at 00:33:54Nov 22 at 7:33:54 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 23 at 01:33:18Nov 22 at 8:33:18 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 12, 1985

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:16 am WIT7:23 am WIT4m, 23s
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
6:15 am PGT8:38 am PGT6m, 41s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am SST12:37 pm SST---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am DDUT9:32 pm ---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 pm ART9:34 pm ART---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am PGT10:35 am ---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 pm CLST8:33 pm EASST---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:03 pm 2:54 pm ---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 am WITA6:16 am WITA---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 pm FKST9:47 pm FKST---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am FJT11:39 am FJT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm TAHT4:10 pm GAMT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am 7:53 am ---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am JST6:31 am JST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am GILT11:45 am PHOT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am MYT6:09 am MYT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am 10:10 am ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am CHUT9:16 am PONT---
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am NRT10:25 am NRT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am NCT10:25 am NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:08 am NZDT2:03 pm CHADT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am NUT12:51 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am NFT11:00 am NFT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am 7:51 am ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 7:06 am ---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am 6:06 am ---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm 4:54 pm ---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am WST12:30 pm WST---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am SBT9:57 am SBT---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am TKT12:09 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am TOT12:49 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am TVT11:02 am TVT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am SST11:18 am SST---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am 11:17 am ---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am WFT11:22 am WFT---

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 eclipse107,000,0002.25%
At least 10% partial72,400,0001.52%
At least 20% partial51,600,0001.08%
At least 30% partial41,400,0000.87%
At least 40% partial30,800,0000.65%
At least 50% partial20,700,0000.43%
At least 60% partial15,800,0000.33%
At least 70% partial9,660,0000.20%
At least 80% partial6,580,0000.14%
At least 90% partial4,520,0000.09%
Totality or annularity153,0000.003%

* 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: November 8, 1984 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse