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April 8, 1921 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: Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 22.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Apr 8 at 06:51:22 Apr 8 at 1:51:22 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Apr 8 at 08:21:05 Apr 8 at 3:21:05 am
Maximum Eclipse Apr 8 at 09:14:45 Apr 8 at 4:14:45 am
Last location to see the full eclipse end Apr 8 at 10:07:47 Apr 8 at 5:07:47 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Apr 8 at 11:37:35 Apr 8 at 6:37:35 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 Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Mar 28, 1922

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Norway
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:51 am CET 11:53 am CET
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:55 am CET 6:37 pm IRKT
United Kingdom
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST 11:19 am BST
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm AFT 2:56 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET 11:15 am CET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am GMT 10:45 am WEST
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am WET 9:49 am WET
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am 2:05 pm
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET 11:22 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am 2:10 pm
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am 12:40 pm
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am WEST 11:11 am WEST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am GMT 8:14 am GMT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CET 11:19 am CET
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am EET 12:30 pm EET
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am GMT 8:26 am GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am CVT 6:30 am CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am WAT 9:02 am WAT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am 10:34 am
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am WAT 10:08 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm 5:34 pm HOVT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am GMT 8:09 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET 11:20 am CET
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am 12:31 pm
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CET 11:26 am CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am CET 11:29 am CET
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am EET 11:56 am EET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am 12:27 pm
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am WET 10:16 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am 12:33 pm
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am WEST 11:10 am WEST
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am 7:14 am
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am 1:49 pm
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am CET 11:26 am CET
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am GMT 8:09 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am BST 10:26 am BST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am EET 12:22 pm EET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 am WGT 7:39 am WGT
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST 10:59 am BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am GMT 8:17 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am WAT 7:17 am WAT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CET 11:29 am CET
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am 10:16 am
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am TMT 2:12 pm TMT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am AST 1:31 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am BST 11:04 am BST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am BST 11:05 am BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am IST 12:07 pm IST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 am CET 11:14 am CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am BST 10:58 am BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am 12:33 pm
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am 4:41 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CET 11:18 am CET
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:42 pm 4:19 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am 12:23 pm
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am EEST 1:13 pm EEST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am 7:15 am
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am CET 10:51 am CET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CET 11:09 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am CET 11:44 am CET
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am WEST 11:10 am WEST
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am GMT 8:58 am GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am CET 10:50 am CET
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am GMT 9:01 am GMT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am 12:23 pm
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am WEST 10:59 am WEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm HOVT 6:37 pm ULAT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am CET 11:16 am CET
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am WET 9:27 am WET
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am 11:36 am
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am WAT 8:05 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am WAT 9:20 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am CET 11:18 am CET
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am EET 12:02 pm EET
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am EET 12:38 pm EET
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am 10:38 am WEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am 12:20 pm
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 am AST 5:27 am AST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am CET 11:07 am CET
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am 1:09 pm
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am WAT 7:29 am WAT
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CET 11:23 am CET
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am 7:07 am
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CET 11:31 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CET 11:18 am CET
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am 9:51 am WET
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am 11:09 am
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am CET 11:52 am CET
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am CET 11:47 am CET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am CET 11:10 am CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am EET 12:29 pm EET
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm 3:44 pm
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am GMT 8:08 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am CET 10:49 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am EEST 1:44 pm EEST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:47 pm 2:57 pm
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am 12:57 pm
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:26 pm 3:50 pm
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am CET 11:02 am CET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am 8:09 am
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am 12:21 pm

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 240,000,000 18.64%
At least 10% partial 160,000,000 12.48%
At least 20% partial 142,000,000 11.04%
At least 30% partial 133,000,000 10.35%
At least 40% partial 120,000,000 9.36%
At least 50% partial 99,700,000 7.74%
At least 60% partial 72,400,000 5.62%
At least 70% partial 45,200,000 3.51%
At least 80% partial 17,700,000 1.38%
At least 90% partial 2,530,000 0.20%
Totality or annularity 42,300 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.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: April 22, 1921 — Total Lunar Eclipse