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February 15, 1961 Total Solar Eclipse

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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, Asia, Much of Africa.

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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 33.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Feb 15 at 06:08:48 Feb 15 at 1:08:48 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Feb 15 at 07:29:25 Feb 15 at 2:29:25 am
Maximum Eclipse Feb 15 at 08:19:14 Feb 15 at 3:19:14 am
Last location to see the full eclipse end Feb 15 at 09:08:48 Feb 15 at 4:08:48 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Feb 15 at 10:29:30 Feb 15 at 5:29:30 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 4 – Feb 5, 1962

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Albania
Total Solar Eclipse
7:30 am CET 10:00 am CET
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET 10:01 am CET
Bulgaria
Total Solar Eclipse
8:35 am EET 11:15 am EET
Croatia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET 10:02 am CET
France
Total Solar Eclipse
7:27 am CET 9:51 am CET
Italy
Total Solar Eclipse
7:20 am CET 9:55 am CET
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm 4:26 pm ALMT
Kosovo
Total Solar Eclipse
7:34 am CET 10:02 am CET
Monaco
Total Solar Eclipse
7:30 am CET 9:43 am CET
Montenegro
Total Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET 10:00 am CET
North Macedonia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET 10:03 am CET
Romania
Total Solar Eclipse
8:39 am EET 11:18 am EET
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:55 am MSK 5:29 pm ULAT
San Marino
Total Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CET 9:50 am CET
Serbia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CET 10:06 am CET
Ukraine
Total Solar Eclipse
9:46 am MSK 12:38 pm MSK
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am AFT 2:48 pm AFT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am CET 9:34 am CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am CET 9:35 am CET
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am 1:44 pm
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET 10:02 am CET
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:00 am 1:52 pm
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:00 am GST 1:37 pm GST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm 3:55 pm
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am MSK 12:29 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am CET 9:52 am CET
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am WAT 8:36 am WAT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm IST 3:32 pm IST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am GMT 7:40 am GMT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am WAT 8:54 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am WAT 9:03 am WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am WAT 9:28 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm 4:28 pm
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am WAT 8:22 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am WAT 9:48 am CAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am GMT 7:21 am GMT
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am EET 11:18 am
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am CET 10:06 am CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am CET 10:07 am CET
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am EAT 11:47 am EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am EET 11:12 am EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am GMT 7:06 am GMT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am EAT 11:55 am EAT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am MSK 12:26 pm MSK
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am EAT 11:48 am EAT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am WET 8:59 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am EET 11:32 am EET
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am WAT 7:56 am WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am WAT 6:24 am WAT
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am 1:46 pm
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET 10:05 am CET
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am GMT 7:29 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am CET 9:17 am CET
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am EET 11:09 am EET
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am GMT 8:42 am GMT
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am GMT 7:24 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am WAT 6:21 am WAT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am CET 10:10 am CET
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am IST 8:00 am IST
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:26 pm IST 3:48 pm IST
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am IRST 1:35 pm IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am AST 12:41 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am GMT 8:47 am GMT
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am GMT 8:48 am GMT
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am IST 11:18 am IST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am GMT 8:41 am GMT
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am EET 11:24 am EET
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am EAT 10:59 am EAT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am AST 12:38 pm AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:49 pm 4:23 pm
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am MSK 12:24 pm MSK
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am EET 11:21 am EET
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am 6:23 am
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am EET 10:54 am EET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET 9:50 am CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am MSK 12:22 pm MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am CET 9:51 am CET
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am GMT 7:58 am GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am CET 9:41 am CET
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am GMT 7:59 am GMT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:46 am MSK 12:20 pm MSK
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm HOVT 5:29 pm ULAT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am WET 8:18 am WET
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm MMT 4:21 pm MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:57 pm IST 3:41 pm IST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am CET 9:56 am CET
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am WAT 9:19 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am WAT 8:55 am WAT
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am CET 10:34 am CET
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am GST 1:46 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm 3:18 pm
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am EET 11:16 am EET
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am CET 10:16 am CET
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am WET 8:26 am WET
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am GST 1:37 pm GST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am AST 12:37 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am GMT 7:32 am GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am GMT 7:13 am GMT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am CET 10:10 am CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CET 9:59 am CET
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am EAT 11:55 am EAT
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am CAT 10:27 am CAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CET 9:36 am CET
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am CAT 11:01 am CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am CET 10:33 am CET
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am CET 10:27 am CET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am CET 9:51 am CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am EET 11:35 am EET
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm 4:18 pm
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GMT 7:29 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am CET 9:38 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am EET 11:41 am EET
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm 3:11 pm
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am EAT 10:52 am EAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am GST 1:45 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am GMT 9:00 am GMT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm 4:18 pm
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am CET 9:47 am CET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am WAT 7:00 am WAT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am AST 12:22 pm AST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am EET 11:19 am EET

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 1,150,000,000 37.68%
At least 10% partial 697,000,000 22.74%
At least 20% partial 558,000,000 18.22%
At least 30% partial 490,000,000 15.98%
At least 40% partial 461,000,000 15.04%
At least 50% partial 442,000,000 14.41%
At least 60% partial 414,000,000 13.52%
At least 70% partial 380,000,000 12.40%
At least 80% partial 320,000,000 10.46%
At least 90% partial 213,000,000 6.96%
Totality or annularity 27,900,000 0.91%

* 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: March 2, 1961 — Partial Lunar Eclipse