Was this Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?
Where the Eclipse Was Seen
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Path of the Eclipse Shadow
Regions that saw, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean.
Was this eclipse visible in Washington DC?
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.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Washington DC* |
|---|---|---|
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | May 9 at 21:25:11 | May 9 at 5:25:11 pm |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | May 9 at 22:30:36 | May 9 at 6:30:36 pm |
| Maximum Eclipse | May 10 at 00:25:16 | May 9 at 8:25:16 pm |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | May 10 at 02:19:56 | May 9 at 10:19:56 pm |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | May 10 at 03:25:23 | May 9 at 11:25:23 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. Please note that the local times for Washington DC are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.
Eclipses visible in Washington DC.
Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 29, 2014.
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
| Country | Type | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6:55 am ACST | 10:45 am AEST | |
| Kiribati | 10:04 am GILT | 5:20 pm LINT | |
| Papua New Guinea | 7:29 am PGT | 11:09 am PGT | |
| Solomon Islands | 8:38 am SBT | 12:44 pm SBT | |
| Algeria | 1:01 am CET | 1:02 am CET | |
| American Samoa | 11:44 am SST | 3:46 pm SST | |
| Angola | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Anguilla | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Aruba | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Barbados | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Belize | 6:01 pm CST | 6:02 pm CST | |
| Benin | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Bolivia | 6:44 pm BOT | 6:44 pm BOT | |
| Brazil | 7:44 pm BRT | 7:44 pm BRT | |
| British Virgin Islands | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Brunei | 6:07 am MYT | 7:17 am MYT | |
| Burkina Faso | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Burundi | 12:44 am CAT | 12:44 am CAT | |
| Cabo Verde | 11:01 pm CVT | 11:02 pm CVT | |
| Cambodia | 7:01 am ICT | 7:02 am ICT | |
| Cameroon | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Caribbean Netherlands | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Cayman Islands | 7:01 pm EST | 7:02 pm EST | |
| Central African Republic | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Chad | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| China | 8:01 am CST | 8:02 am CST | |
| Christmas Island | 6:04 am CXT | 6:29 am CXT | |
| Colombia | 5:44 pm COT | 5:44 pm COT | |
| Congo | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Congo Democratic Republic | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Cook Islands | 12:44 pm CKT | 5:11 pm CKT | |
| Costa Rica | 4:44 pm CST | 4:44 pm CST | |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Cuba | 8:01 pm CDT | 8:02 pm CDT | |
| Curaçao | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Djibouti | 3:01 am EAT | 3:02 am EAT | |
| Dominica | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Dominican Republic | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| East Timor | 6:34 am TLT | 8:51 am TLT | |
| Ecuador | 5:44 pm ECT | 5:44 pm ECT | |
| El Salvador | 6:01 pm CST | 6:02 pm CST | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Eritrea | 3:01 am EAT | 3:02 am EAT | |
| Ethiopia | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| Fiji | 10:20 am FJT | 2:11 pm FJT | |
| French Guiana | 7:44 pm GFT | 7:44 pm GFT | |
| French Polynesia | 12:44 pm TAHT | 5:14 pm TAHT | |
| Gabon | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Gambia | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Ghana | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Grenada | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Guadeloupe | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Guam | 8:16 am ChST | 10:27 am ChST | |
| Guatemala | 6:01 pm CST | 6:02 pm CST | |
| Guinea | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Guyana | 6:44 pm GYT | 6:44 pm GYT | |
| Haiti | 8:01 pm EDT | 8:02 pm EDT | |
| Honduras | 6:01 pm CST | 6:02 pm CST | |
| India | 4:14 am IST | 4:14 am IST | |
| Indonesia | 6:29 am WIT | 9:22 am WIT | |
| Jamaica | 7:01 pm EST | 7:02 pm EST | |
| Japan | 8:05 am JST | 9:44 am JST | |
| Kenya | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| Laos | 7:01 am ICT | 7:02 am ICT | |
| Liberia | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Libya | 1:01 am WAT | 1:02 am WAT | |
| Malaysia | 6:04 am WITA | 7:23 am MYT | |
| Maldives | 3:44 am MVT | 3:44 am MVT | |
| Mali | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Marshall Islands | 10:11 am | 2:21 pm | |
| Martinique | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Mauritania | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Mexico | 6:33 pm PDT | 8:16 pm MDT | |
| Micronesia | 8:47 am PONT | 12:48 pm KOST | |
| Montserrat | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Myanmar | 6:31 am MMT | 6:32 am MMT | |
| Nauru | 10:00 am NRT | 1:58 pm NRT | |
| New Caledonia | 8:49 am NCT | 12:17 pm NCT | |
| New Zealand | 10:43 am NZST | 1:25 pm NZST | |
| Nicaragua | 6:01 pm CST | 6:02 pm CST | |
| Niger | 1:01 am WAT | 1:02 am WAT | |
| Nigeria | 11:44 pm WAT | 11:44 pm WAT | |
| Niue | 11:44 am NUT | 3:28 pm NUT | |
| Norfolk Island | 9:44 am NFT | 12:23 pm NFT | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8:19 am ChST | 10:29 am ChST | |
| Oman | 4:01 am GST | 4:02 am GST | |
| Palau | 6:50 am | 8:57 am | |
| Panama | 5:44 pm EST | 5:44 pm EST | |
| Peru | 5:44 pm PET | 5:44 pm PET | |
| Philippines | 6:00 am | 7:35 am | |
| Pitcairn Islands | 5:00 pm PST | 6:10 pm PST | |
| Puerto Rico | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Rwanda | 12:44 am CAT | 12:44 am CAT | |
| Saint Helena | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Saint Lucia | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Saint Martin | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Samoa | 11:44 am WST | 3:38 pm WST | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3:01 am AST | 3:02 am AST | |
| Senegal | 12:01 am GMT | 12:02 am GMT | |
| Sierra Leone | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Singapore | 6:44 am SGT | 7:09 am SGT | |
| Sint Maarten | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Somalia | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| South Sudan | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| Sri Lanka | 4:14 am IST | 4:14 am IST | |
| St. Barts | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Sudan | 1:59 am EAT | 1:59 am EAT | |
| Suriname | 7:44 pm SRT | 7:44 pm SRT | |
| Tanzania | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| Thailand | 5:44 am ICT | 5:44 am ICT | |
| Togo | 10:44 pm GMT | 10:44 pm GMT | |
| Tokelau | 11:44 am TKT | 3:49 pm TKT | |
| Tonga | 11:44 am TOT | 3:27 pm TOT | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Tuvalu | 10:17 am TVT | 2:27 pm TVT | |
| US Minor Outlying Islands | 11:44 am | 4:17 pm | |
| US Virgin Islands | 8:01 pm AST | 8:02 pm AST | |
| Uganda | 1:44 am EAT | 1:44 am EAT | |
| United States | 1:50 pm HST | 5:06 pm HST | |
| Vanuatu | 8:52 am VUT | 12:37 pm VUT | |
| Venezuela | 6:14 pm VET | 6:14 pm VET | |
| Vietnam | 5:59 am ICT | 5:59 am ICT | |
| Wallis and Futuna | 10:39 am WFT | 2:28 pm WFT | |
| Yemen | 3:01 am AST | 3:02 am AST |
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 eclipse | 339,000,000 | 4.29% |
| At least 10% partial | 244,000,000 | 3.10% |
| At least 20% partial | 173,000,000 | 2.20% |
| At least 30% partial | 88,300,000 | 1.12% |
| At least 40% partial | 27,200,000 | 0.34% |
| At least 50% partial | 17,000,000 | 0.22% |
| At least 60% partial | 9,540,000 | 0.12% |
| At least 70% partial | 5,060,000 | 0.06% |
| At least 80% partial | 2,230,000 | 0.03% |
| At least 90% partial | 340,000 | 0.004% |
| Totality or annularity | 260,000 | 0.003% |
* 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.
This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: April 25, 2013 — Partial Lunar Eclipse
Third eclipse this season: May 25, 2013 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse