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October 2, 2024 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: South in North America, 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 69.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 2 at 15:42:59Oct 2 at 11:42:59 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 2 at 16:50:38Oct 2 at 12:50:38 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 2 at 18:45:04Oct 2 at 2:45:04 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 2 at 20:39:15Oct 2 at 4:39:15 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 2 at 21:47:00Oct 2 at 5:47:00 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 17, 2026

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm CLST6:46 pm ART
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:23 pm EASST6:44 pm ART
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am SST7:21 am SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm 6:30 pm CLST
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm BOT5:20 pm BOT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm BRT6:41 pm UYT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am CKT8:42 am CKT
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am GALT1:19 pm GALT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:10 pm FKST6:42 pm FKST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am FJT6:17 am FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am MART10:44 am GAMT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am LINT8:43 am LINT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am MST11:14 am PDT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am NZDT7:19 am NZDT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am NUT7:22 am NUT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm ART6:34 pm ART
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm PET3:59 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:53 am PST12:15 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am WST7:18 am WST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 pm GST6:49 pm GST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am TKT7:16 am TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am TOT7:19 am TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am TVT6:12 am TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am 7:18 am
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am HST7:57 am HST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:24 pm UYT6:44 pm UYT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am WFT6:15 am WFT

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 eclipse245,000,0003.08%
At least 10% partial135,000,0001.70%
At least 20% partial80,200,0001.01%
At least 30% partial60,600,0000.76%
At least 40% partial48,100,0000.60%
At least 50% partial10,700,0000.13%
At least 60% partial4,670,0000.06%
At least 70% partial2,340,0000.03%
At least 80% partial710,0000.008%
Totality or annularity175,0000.002%

* 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: September 18, 2024 — Partial Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: October 17, 2024 — Almost Lunar Eclipse