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July 22, 1990 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: North/East Europe, Much of Asia, North/West 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 57.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 22 at 00:40:05Jul 21 at 8:40:05 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 22 at 01:52:11Jul 21 at 9:52:11 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 22 at 03:02:18Jul 21 at 11:02:18 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 22 at 04:12:23Jul 22 at 12:12:23 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 22 at 05:24:32Jul 22 at 1:24:32 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. This eclipse isn't visible in Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 11, 1991

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Estonia
Total Solar Eclipse
4:29 am EEST5:44 am EEST1m, 46s
Finland
Total Solar Eclipse
4:01 am EEST4:57 am CEST3m, 10s
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:42 am 5:25 pm PETST1h, 20m, 4s
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
6:05 pm AKDT7:19 pm HST3m, 13s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am 8:52 am ---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 7:12 am ---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am 7:11 am ---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 am MSK5:39 am EEST---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 pm EDT9:27 pm PDT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am 2:47 pm VLAST---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am 6:17 am MSD---
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:33 pm WGST11:31 pm AST---
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:01 am GMT3:07 am GMT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am PKT6:34 am PKT---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am 5:09 am EEST---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am ADT6:06 am ADT---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am JST1:24 pm JST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am 10:35 am NOVST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm LINT6:58 pm LINT---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am 9:07 am ---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 am EEST5:43 am EEST---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 am EEST5:42 am EEST---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:05 pm 5:02 pm ---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 am EET5:29 am EEST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am HOVST1:11 pm CHOST---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am KST12:30 pm KST---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 am CEST5:07 am CEST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am AFT6:46 am PKT---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 am CEST4:41 am CEST---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am KST12:13 pm JST---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 am CEST4:57 am CEST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am 9:01 am ---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am 5:14 am EEST---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am 8:09 am ---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:17 pm SST6:23 pm ---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 am EEST5:36 am EEST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am 8:14 am ---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 am EEST5:47 am EEST---

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 eclipse511,000,0009.63%
At least 10% partial279,000,0005.26%
At least 20% partial180,000,0003.40%
At least 30% partial146,000,0002.75%
At least 40% partial123,000,0002.32%
At least 50% partial103,000,0001.95%
At least 60% partial83,600,0001.57%
At least 70% partial52,500,0000.99%
At least 80% partial33,100,0000.62%
At least 90% partial12,800,0000.24%
Totality or annularity2,160,0000.04%

* 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: August 6, 1990 — Partial Lunar Eclipse