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September 11, 1988 Annular Solar Eclipse

Was this Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?

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/West Asia, Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Was this eclipse visible in Washington DC?

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 56.1 seconds.

EventUTC TimeTime in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 11 at 01:45:41Sep 10 at 9:45:41 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 11 at 02:55:37Sep 10 at 10:55:37 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 11 at 04:43:32Sep 11 at 12:43:32 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 11 at 06:31:10Sep 11 at 2:31:10 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 11 at 07:41:11Sep 11 at 3:41:11 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. Please note that the local times for Washington DC are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Eclipses visible in Washington DC.

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 26, 1990.

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:48 am AWST5:40 pm AEST1m
Somalia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:24 am EAT7:12 am EAT5m
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am AFT7:59 am AFT---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am MAWT5:20 pm DDUT---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am AST6:35 am AST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am BST10:09 am BST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am BTT9:06 am IST---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am SAST6:27 am CAT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am IOT10:10 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am BNT1:06 pm MYT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am CAT6:10 am CAT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am ICT11:52 am ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am NPT11:50 am CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am CXT1:19 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CCT12:45 pm CCT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am EAT7:26 am EAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am CAT6:18 am CAT---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EAT6:58 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm WITA2:07 pm WITA---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EEST6:39 am EEST---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am EAT6:56 am EAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am SAST6:30 am SAST---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am EAT7:07 am EAT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am TFT11:14 am TFT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am IST10:38 am IST---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am WIB2:18 pm WITA---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am IRST7:12 am IRST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am ADT7:24 am ADT---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 am ADT6:21 am EEST---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am EAT7:14 am EAT---
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am AST6:26 am AST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am ICT11:28 am ICT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am SAST6:31 am SAST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am EAT7:42 am EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am CAT6:23 am CAT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am MYT1:34 pm MYT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am MVT9:57 am MVT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am MUT9:09 am MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EAT7:27 am EAT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am CAT6:30 am CAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am MMT11:28 am MMT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am SAST6:21 am SAST---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am NPT9:26 am NPT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm NZST6:36 pm NZST---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 pm NFT6:07 pm NFT---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am GST7:56 am GST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am PKT8:50 am PKT---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am AST6:38 am AST---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am RET8:53 am RET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am CAT6:09 am CAT---
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am AST6:51 am AST---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am SCT8:36 am SCT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am SGT1:34 pm SGT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am SAST6:53 am SAST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am EAT6:03 am CAT---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am IST10:25 am IST---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am CAT5:57 am CAT---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am EAT7:20 am EAT---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am ICT1:15 pm MYT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am EAT7:07 am EAT---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am GST7:45 am GST---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am ICT12:00 noon ICT---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 am AST7:04 am AST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CAT6:21 am CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT6:26 am 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 eclipse1,450,000,00028.43%
At least 10% partial780,000,00015.21%
At least 20% partial553,000,00010.79%
At least 30% partial358,000,0006.99%
At least 40% partial182,000,0003.56%
At least 50% partial77,400,0001.51%
At least 60% partial15,600,0000.30%
At least 70% partial4,780,0000.09%
At least 80% partial2,630,0000.05%
Totality or annularity1,120,0000.02%

* 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: August 27, 1988 — Partial Lunar Eclipse