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November 4, 2078 Annular Solar Eclipse

Is this Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Washington DC?

What the Eclipse Will Look Like Near the Maximum Point

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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/West North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica.

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Is this eclipse visible in Washington DC?

Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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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.

EventUTC TimeTime in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 4 at 13:49:07Nov 4 at 9:49:07 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 4 at 14:55:14Nov 4 at 10:55:14 am
Maximum EclipseNov 4 at 16:54:19Nov 4 at 12:54:19 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 4 at 18:53:19Nov 4 at 2:53:19 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 4 at 19:59:30Nov 4 at 3:59:30 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 Oct 24, 2079.

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse610,000,0007.73%
At least 10% partial432,000,0005.47%
At least 20% partial270,000,0003.43%
At least 30% partial187,000,0002.37%
At least 40% partial101,000,0001.29%
At least 50% partial72,800,0000.92%
At least 60% partial57,500,0000.73%
At least 70% partial49,100,0000.62%
At least 80% partial19,400,0000.25%
Totality or annularity2,920,0000.04%

* 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: October 21, 2078 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: November 19, 2078 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse