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March 7, 1989 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 in Asia, Much of North America, Pacific, 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 56.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 7 at 16:16:52Mar 7 at 11:16:52 am
Maximum EclipseMar 7 at 18:07:44Mar 7 at 1:07:44 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 7 at 19:58:10Mar 7 at 2:58:10 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 Aug 31, 1989

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am PST2:56 pm EST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm AST4:58 pm WGT
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm GMT7:12 pm GMT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:49 am PST10:45 am PST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am ANAT7:21 am ANAT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am 6:33 am
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am HST10:30 am AKST

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 eclipse78,600,0001.50%
At least 10% partial51,700,0000.99%
At least 20% partial41,500,0000.80%
At least 30% partial21,900,0000.42%
At least 40% partial11,100,0000.21%
At least 50% partial884,0000.02%
At least 60% partial403,0000.007%
At least 70% partial311,0000.005%

* 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: February 20, 1989 — Total Lunar Eclipse