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April 29, 1995 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: West in Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 61.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 29 at 14:33:14Apr 29 at 10:33:14 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 29 at 15:39:49Apr 29 at 11:39:49 am
Maximum EclipseApr 29 at 17:32:22Apr 29 at 1:32:22 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 29 at 19:24:58Apr 29 at 3:24:58 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 29 at 20:31:32Apr 29 at 4:31:32 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 Aug 21 – Aug 22, 1998

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:43 am ACT5:30 pm BRT1h, 13m, 41s
Colombia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:42 am COT3:10 pm COT20m, 55s
Ecuador
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:13 am GALT2:51 pm PET12m, 59s
Peru
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:24 am PET3:01 pm COT49m, 13s
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm AST4:02 pm AST---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm AST4:06 pm AST---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm ART4:42 pm ART---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm AST4:01 pm AST---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST4:15 pm AST---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am CST1:01 pm CST---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm ADT3:41 pm ADT---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am PET4:02 pm BOT---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST4:00 pm AST---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm CVT7:00 pm CVT---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm AST4:04 pm AST---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am EST2:24 pm EST---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am EAST2:36 pm PET---
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am CST2:31 pm EST---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm GMT6:42 pm GMT---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm CDT3:38 pm CDT---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm AST4:03 pm AST---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST4:10 pm AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:48 pm AST3:54 pm AST---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am CST1:09 pm CST---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:05 pm GFT5:27 pm GFT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am GAMT7:53 am GAMT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 pm GMT7:21 pm GMT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm AST4:14 pm AST---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST4:09 pm AST---
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am CST1:02 pm CST---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 pm GMT7:11 pm GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 pm GMT7:20 pm GMT---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm GYT4:23 pm AMT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm EDT3:48 pm EDT---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am CST1:23 pm CST---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am EST2:38 pm EST---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am LINT6:27 am LINT---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm GMT6:52 pm GMT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 pm GMT7:04 pm GMT---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm AST4:12 pm AST---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 pm GMT7:31 pm GMT---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CST1:59 pm EST---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST4:06 pm AST---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 pm WET7:32 pm WET---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CST1:27 pm CST---
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am EST2:48 pm COT---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm PYT3:52 pm BOT---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am 8:37 am ---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm AST3:59 pm AST---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 pm GMT6:49 pm GMT---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm AST4:05 pm AST---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm AST4:12 pm AST---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm AST4:03 pm AST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm AST4:13 pm AST---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 pm GMT7:26 pm GMT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm GMT7:02 pm GMT---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm AST4:03 pm AST---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm AST4:03 pm AST---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:55 pm GYT5:25 pm GFT---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm EDT3:38 pm EDT---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm AST4:16 pm AST---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm EDT3:41 pm EDT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm CDT8:40 am SST---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm AST4:01 pm AST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm EDT3:02 pm EDT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm UYT4:21 pm UYT---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am COT4:19 pm VET---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 pm GMT7:32 pm WET---

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 eclipse405,000,0007.05%
At least 10% partial316,000,0005.51%
At least 20% partial257,000,0004.49%
At least 30% partial183,000,0003.19%
At least 40% partial146,000,0002.55%
At least 50% partial123,000,0002.15%
At least 60% partial94,700,0001.65%
At least 70% partial63,400,0001.11%
At least 80% partial36,200,0000.63%
At least 90% partial1,980,0000.03%
Totality or annularity9,170,0000.16%

* 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: April 15, 1995 — Partial Lunar Eclipse