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January 25, 1944 Total 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/West Europe, Much of Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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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 26.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Jan 25 at 12:48:19 Jan 25 at 8:48:19 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Jan 25 at 13:44:13 Jan 25 at 9:44:13 am
Maximum Eclipse Jan 25 at 15:26:16 Jan 25 at 11:26:16 am
Last location to see the full eclipse end Jan 25 at 17:08:17 Jan 25 at 1:08:17 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Jan 25 at 18:04:11 Jan 25 at 2:04:11 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 Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 9, 1945

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
8:01 am ACT 3:46 pm FNT
Burkina Faso
Total Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm GMT 6:04 pm GMT
Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm WAT 5:03 pm WAT
Mali
Total Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm WAT 5:04 pm WAT
Niger
Total Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm GMT 5:54 pm GMT
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
7:54 am PET 11:04 am PET
Sierra Leone
Total Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm WAT 5:02 pm WAT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm CET 4:59 pm WAT
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm WET 4:56 pm WET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm WAT 6:35 pm WAT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST 12:01 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am EST 11:09 am EST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am 1:21 pm
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am 11:19 am
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am AST 12:25 pm AST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm CET 5:23 pm CET
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am 10:02 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm WAT 7:00 pm WAT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am BOT 12:29 pm BOT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am AST 11:55 am AST
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm 4:55 pm
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm WAT 6:35 pm WAT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am 11:33 am
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am EST 10:11 am EST
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm WAT 6:10 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm WAT 6:06 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am CLT 11:57 am CLT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am COT 11:11 am COT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 pm WAT 6:36 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm WAT 6:35 pm WAT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am CST 9:20 am CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm GMT 6:03 pm GMT
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am CST 10:22 am CST
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am 11:24 am
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am AST 12:14 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am EST 10:42 am EST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am 10:46 am ECT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CST 9:07 am CST
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm GMT 5:49 pm GMT
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 pm CET 6:07 pm CET
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am GFT 1:02 pm GFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm WAT 6:41 pm WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm WAT 5:02 pm WAT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm GMT 6:03 pm GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm BST 6:39 pm BST
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:46 am AST 12:19 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am AST 12:13 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CST 9:03 am CST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm BST 5:51 pm BST
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm WAT 5:02 pm WAT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am 1:02 pm
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am EST 10:33 am EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am CST 9:12 am CST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CET 5:36 pm CET
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am EST 10:22 am EST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm BST 5:50 pm BST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm 5:17 pm
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CET 5:59 pm CET
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CET 5:19 pm CET
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am AST 12:18 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm WAT 5:04 pm WAT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 9:01 am CST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm WEST 5:27 pm WEST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am AST 12:08 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm WEST 6:57 pm WEST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CST 9:16 am CST
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm WAT 6:56 pm WAT
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am EST 10:34 am EST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am PYT 12:25 pm PYT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am 5:40 am
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm 4:45 pm
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am 12:53 pm
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm 5:20 pm
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am AST 12:05 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am AST 12:19 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST 12:01 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am AST 12:19 pm AST
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm GMT 5:49 pm GMT
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm GMT 6:02 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am 11:31 am
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm CAT 6:25 pm CAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm 4:50 pm
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST 12:02 pm AST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 pm CAT 6:28 pm CAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am 1:14 pm
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm CET 5:26 pm CET
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am EST 10:22 am EST
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm GMT 6:02 pm GMT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am AST 12:24 pm AST
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CET 5:52 pm CET
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am EST 10:26 am EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am EST 10:24 am EST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am AST 11:56 am AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm BST 5:55 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am 9:57 am
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am UYT 1:02 pm UYT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm CET 5:11 pm CET
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am VET 12:01 pm VET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm WAT 4:59 pm WAT

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 233,000,000 14.43%
At least 10% partial 186,000,000 11.55%
At least 20% partial 160,000,000 9.97%
At least 30% partial 135,000,000 8.37%
At least 40% partial 97,200,000 6.02%
At least 50% partial 83,400,000 5.16%
At least 60% partial 68,700,000 4.26%
At least 70% partial 48,900,000 3.03%
At least 80% partial 30,400,000 1.89%
At least 90% partial 14,800,000 0.92%
Totality or annularity 3,380,000 0.21%

* 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: February 9, 1944 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse