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January 26, 1990 Annular 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: Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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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 56.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 26 at 17:13:19Jan 26 at 12:13:19 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 26 at 18:51:47Jan 26 at 1:51:47 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 26 at 19:30:30Jan 26 at 2:30:30 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 26 at 20:09:28Jan 26 at 3:09:28 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 26 at 21:47:43Jan 26 at 4:47:43 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 15 – Jan 16, 1991

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:20 am DDUT5:52 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm 7:43 pm
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 am 5:45 am
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:14 pm BOT6:45 pm AMST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm BRST7:47 pm BRST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm CLST6:37 pm CLST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm FKST6:08 pm FKST
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am NZDT7:36 am NZDT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm 6:45 pm AMST
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 pm 5:30 pm
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 pm GMT8:05 pm GMT
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm GST7:03 pm GST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm UYST7:39 pm UYST

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 eclipse162,000,0003.06%
At least 10% partial128,000,0002.42%
At least 20% partial108,000,0002.03%
At least 30% partial66,400,0001.25%
At least 40% partial3,840,0000.07%
At least 50% partial88,4000.001%
At least 60% partial18600.00003%
At least 70% partial--
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* 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: February 9, 1990 — Total Lunar Eclipse