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January 4–5, 1992 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 Asia, North/East Australia, South/West North America, Pacific.

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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 58.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 4 at 20:03:37Jan 4 at 3:03:37 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 4 at 21:12:21Jan 4 at 4:12:21 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 4 at 23:04:38Jan 4 at 6:04:38 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 5 at 00:56:50Jan 4 at 7:56:50 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 5 at 02:05:38Jan 4 at 9:05:38 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 May 10, 1994

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Kiribati
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:11 am GILT3:36 pm LINT2h, 1m, 6s
Mexico
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm PST6:16 pm MST6m, 46s
Micronesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:03 am PONT11:33 am 16m, 4s
Nauru
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:09 am NRT11:45 am NRT8m, 5s
US Minor Outlying Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:30 am WAKT2:34 pm 1h, 12m, 14s
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:30 am HST3:52 pm HST7m, 19s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:48 am SST1:44 pm SST---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am PGT9:34 am AEDT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm AKST4:45 pm PST---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am CKT3:10 pm CKT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am WITA6:07 am WITA---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am FJT12:06 pm FJT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:52 am TAHT3:46 pm MART---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 8:48 am ---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am WIT8:32 am PGT---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am JST8:05 am JST---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am MYT6:18 am MYT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am 12:09 pm ---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am NCT10:21 am NCT---
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am NZDT12:19 pm NZDT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am NUT1:21 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am NFT10:15 am NFT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am 8:50 am ---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am 7:31 am ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am PGT9:02 am PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am 6:31 am ---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am MAGT10:54 am ANAT---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:46 am WST1:34 pm WST---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am SBT10:37 am SBT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am JST7:44 am JST---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am TKT1:48 pm TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am TOT1:19 pm TOT---
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am TVT12:22 pm TVT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am 11:31 am ---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am WFT12:25 pm WFT---

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 eclipse288,000,0005.26%
At least 10% partial183,000,0003.34%
At least 20% partial111,000,0002.03%
At least 30% partial54,600,0001.00%
At least 40% partial46,700,0000.85%
At least 50% partial36,100,0000.66%
At least 60% partial28,500,0000.52%
At least 70% partial22,700,0000.41%
At least 80% partial16,000,0000.29%
Totality or annularity14,500,0000.27%

* 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.

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This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: December 21, 1991 — Partial Lunar Eclipse