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May 19, 1985 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: North/East Europe, North/East Asia, Much of North America, Pacific, 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 54.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 19 at 19:14:48May 19 at 3:14:48 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 19 at 21:28:49May 19 at 5:28:49 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 19 at 23:42:19May 19 at 7:42:19 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 9, 1986

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:00 pm AKDT8:41 pm ADT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 am CST5:52 am CST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 am EEST2:04 am EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 pm WGST9:40 pm WGST
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am 6:06 am
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 pm GMT11:28 pm GMT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:14 am JST6:32 am JST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am CHOST6:00 am KRAST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 am KST6:29 am KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am 6:29 am
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 pm CEST1:20 am CEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am MAGST3:01 am MSD
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 pm PMST8:19 pm PMST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 am JST6:21 am KST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:14 am EEST11:59 pm CEST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am HDT3:01 pm AKDT

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 eclipse494,000,00010.17%
At least 10% partial366,000,0007.55%
At least 20% partial289,000,0005.95%
At least 30% partial252,000,0005.20%
At least 40% partial163,000,0003.37%
At least 50% partial97,300,0002.00%
At least 60% partial13,600,0000.28%
At least 70% partial3,080,0000.06%

* 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: May 4, 1985 — Total Lunar Eclipse