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August 11, 1961 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 Africa, South/East South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 33.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Aug 11 at 08:12:54 Aug 11 at 4:12:54 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Aug 11 at 09:46:34 Aug 11 at 5:46:34 am
Maximum Eclipse Aug 11 at 10:46:13 Aug 11 at 6:46:13 am
Last location to see the full eclipse end Aug 11 at 11:45:35 Aug 11 at 7:45:35 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Aug 11 at 13:19:24 Aug 11 at 9:19:24 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 Jul 31, 1962

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm 3:47 pm
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am WAT 1:26 pm WAT
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am 7:36 am
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am CAT 2:50 pm CAT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am FNT 8:33 am FNT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am WAT 12:09 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:20 am WAT 2:06 pm CAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am GMT 10:30 am GMT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm SAST 2:58 pm SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm TFT 6:18 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am WAT 11:59 am WAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am SAST 3:00 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm EAT 3:54 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm CAT 2:23 pm CAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm CAT 2:57 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am SAST 2:48 pm SAST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am PYT 6:16 am PYT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:23 am GMT 11:54 am GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am SAST 3:13 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am GST 9:45 am GST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:14 am UYT 7:33 am UYT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am CAT 2:29 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am CAT 2:46 pm CAT

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 115,000,000 3.77%
At least 10% partial 66,700,000 2.17%
At least 20% partial 45,200,000 1.47%
At least 30% partial 15,500,000 0.51%
At least 40% partial 4,010,000 0.13%
At least 50% partial 2,230,000 0.07%
At least 60% partial 232 0.000007%
At least 70% partial 96 0.000003%
At least 80% partial 96 0.000003%
Totality or annularity - -

* 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: August 26, 1961 — Partial Lunar Eclipse