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November 22–23, 1984 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 in Asia, Australia, South in South America, Pacific, 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 54.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Nov 22 at 20:13:26 Nov 22 at 3:13:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse begin Nov 22 at 21:12:41 Nov 22 at 4:12:41 pm
Maximum Eclipse Nov 22 at 22:53:23 Nov 22 at 5:53:23 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse end Nov 23 at 00:33:54 Nov 22 at 7:33:54 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Nov 23 at 01:33:18 Nov 22 at 8:33:18 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 Nov 12, 1985

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:16 am WIT 7:23 am WIT
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
6:15 am PGT 8:38 am PGT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am SST 12:37 pm SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am DDUT 9:32 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 pm CLST 9:34 pm CLST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am PGT 10:35 am
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 pm CLST 8:33 pm EASST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:03 pm 2:54 pm
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 am WITA 6:16 am WITA
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 pm FKST 9:47 pm FKST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am FJT 11:39 am FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm TAHT 4:10 pm GAMT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am 7:53 am
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am JST 6:31 am JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am GILT 11:45 am PHOT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am MYT 6:09 am MYT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am 10:10 am
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am CHUT 9:16 am PONT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am NRT 10:25 am NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am NCT 10:25 am NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:08 am NZDT 2:03 pm CHADT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:15 am NUT 12:51 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am NFT 11:00 am NFT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am 7:51 am
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 7:06 am
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am 6:06 am
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm 4:54 pm
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am WST 12:30 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am SBT 9:57 am SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am TKT 12:09 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am TOT 12:49 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am TVT 11:02 am TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am SST 11:18 am SST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am 11:17 am
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am WFT 11:22 am WFT

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 107,000,000 2.25%
At least 10% partial 72,400,000 1.52%
At least 20% partial 51,600,000 1.08%
At least 30% partial 41,400,000 0.87%
At least 40% partial 30,800,000 0.65%
At least 50% partial 20,700,000 0.43%
At least 60% partial 15,800,000 0.33%
At least 70% partial 9,660,000 0.20%
At least 80% partial 6,580,000 0.14%
At least 90% partial 4,520,000 0.09%
Totality or annularity 153,000 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: November 8, 1984 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse