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Where to See the Eclipse
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Path of the Eclipse Shadow
Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 73.5 seconds.
Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Washington DC* |
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First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Oct 13 at 22:56:01 | Oct 13 at 6:56:01 pm |
First location to see the full eclipse begin | Oct 14 at 00:03:00 | Oct 13 at 8:03:00 pm |
Maximum Eclipse | Oct 14 at 01:59:30 | Oct 13 at 9:59:30 pm |
Last location to see the full eclipse end | Oct 14 at 03:55:47 | Oct 13 at 11:55:47 pm |
Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Oct 14 at 05:02:50 | Oct 14 at 1:02:50 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 3, 2043
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
Country | Type | Start of Eclipse | End of Eclipse |
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Australia | Annular Solar Eclipse | 7:36 am AWST | 3:36 pm LHDT |
East Timor | Annular Solar Eclipse | 8:28 am TLT | 11:47 am TLT |
India | Annular Solar Eclipse | 6:00 am MMT | 6:54 am IST |
Indonesia | Annular Solar Eclipse | 6:02 am WIB | 12:12 pm WIT |
Malaysia | Annular Solar Eclipse | 6:01 am ICT | 9:59 am WITA |
New Zealand | Annular Solar Eclipse | 2:50 pm NZDT | 6:44 pm CHADT |
Thailand | Annular Solar Eclipse | 5:55 am ICT | 8:33 am ICT |
American Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 4:20 pm SST | 5:07 pm SST |
Antarctica | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:01 pm DDUT | 2:16 pm DDUT |
Bangladesh | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:14 am MMT | 7:07 am BST |
Bhutan | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:50 am BTT | 6:28 am IST |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:49 am IOT | 7:22 am IOT |
Brunei | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:03 am BNT | 9:54 am MYT |
Cambodia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:56 am ICT | 8:30 am ICT |
China | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:56 am CST | 9:19 am CST |
Christmas Island | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:27 am CXT | 9:04 am CXT |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:02 am CCT | 8:19 am CCT |
Cook Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:05 pm CKT | 6:41 pm CKT |
Fiji | Partial Solar Eclipse | 2:02 pm FJT | 4:32 pm FJT |
French Polynesia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:00 pm TAHT | 6:17 pm TAHT |
Guam | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:48 am ChST | 11:35 am ChST |
Hong Kong | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:00 am HKT | 9:12 am HKT |
Japan | Partial Solar Eclipse | 8:10 am JST | 10:06 am JST |
Laos | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:55 am ICT | 8:24 am ICT |
Macau | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:59 am CST | 9:12 am CST |
Maldives | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:50 am MVT | 6:20 am MVT |
Mauritius | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:19 am MUT | 5:23 am MUT |
Micronesia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:25 am CHUT | 1:28 pm PONT |
Myanmar | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:40 am MMT | 7:54 am MMT |
Nepal | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:51 am NPT | 6:28 am IST |
New Caledonia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:17 pm NCT | 3:30 pm NCT |
Niue | Partial Solar Eclipse | 3:56 pm NUT | 5:33 pm NUT |
Norfolk Island | Partial Solar Eclipse | 1:38 pm NFDT | 4:42 pm NFDT |
Northern Mariana Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:52 am ChST | 11:29 am ChST |
Palau | Partial Solar Eclipse | 8:16 am | 11:19 am |
Papua New Guinea | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:40 am PGT | 1:34 pm PGT |
Philippines | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:00 am | 10:05 am |
Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 4:21 pm WST | 5:00 pm WST |
Singapore | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:06 am SGT | 9:43 am SGT |
Solomon Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:33 am SBT | 2:43 pm SBT |
South Korea | Partial Solar Eclipse | 8:53 am KST | 9:13 am KST |
Sri Lanka | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:49 am IST | 6:48 am IST |
Taiwan | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:04 am CST | 9:14 am CST |
Tonga | Partial Solar Eclipse | 3:32 pm TOT | 5:39 pm TOT |
Vanuatu | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:31 pm VUT | 3:22 pm VUT |
Vietnam | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:56 am ICT | 8:34 am ICT |
Wallis and Futuna | Partial Solar Eclipse | 2:55 pm WFT | 4:00 pm 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 |
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Any part of the eclipse | 3,860,000,000 | 42.61% |
At least 10% partial | 2,860,000,000 | 31.59% |
At least 20% partial | 2,370,000,000 | 26.12% |
At least 30% partial | 1,890,000,000 | 20.83% |
At least 40% partial | 1,320,000,000 | 14.57% |
At least 50% partial | 743,000,000 | 8.19% |
At least 60% partial | 575,000,000 | 6.34% |
At least 70% partial | 282,000,000 | 3.11% |
At least 80% partial | 98,700,000 | 1.09% |
Totality or annularity | 38,700,000 | 0.43% |
* 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: September 29, 2042 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Third eclipse this season: October 28, 2042 — Almost Lunar Eclipse