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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 WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 25 at 12:48:19Jan 25 at 8:48:19 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 25 at 13:44:13Jan 25 at 9:44:13 am
Maximum EclipseJan 25 at 15:26:16Jan 25 at 11:26:16 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 25 at 17:08:17Jan 25 at 1:08:17 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 25 at 18:04:11Jan 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

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
8:01 am PET2:46 pm BRT
Burkina Faso
Total Solar Eclipse
2:53 pm WAT6:04 pm GMT
Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm WAT5:03 pm WAT
Mali
Total Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm GMT5:04 pm WAT
Niger
Total Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm GMT5:54 pm GMT
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
7:54 am PET11:04 am PET
Sierra Leone
Total Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm WAT5:02 pm WAT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm WAT4:59 pm WAT
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm WET5:56 pm CET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm WAT6:35 pm WAT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST12:01 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am EST11:09 am EST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:23 am BOT1:21 pm
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am 11:19 am
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am AST12:25 pm AST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm CET5:23 pm CET
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am CST10:02 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:01 pm GMT6:00 pm GMT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am PET12:29 pm AMT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am AST11:55 am AST
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm 4:55 pm
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm WAT6:35 pm WAT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am 11:33 am
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am EST10:11 am EST
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm WAT6:10 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm WAT6:06 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am PET11:57 am CLT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am COT11:11 am COT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 pm WAT6:36 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm WAT6:35 pm WAT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am CST9:20 am CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm 6:03 pm GMT
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am CST10:22 am CST
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am 11:24 am
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am AST12:14 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am EST10:42 am EST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am 10:46 am ECT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CST9:07 am CST
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm GMT5:49 pm GMT
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 pm CET6:07 pm CET
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am GFT1:02 pm GFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm GMT6:41 pm WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm WAT5:02 pm WAT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm GMT6:03 pm GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm BST6:39 pm BST
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:46 am AST12:19 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am AST12:13 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CST9:03 am CST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm BST5:51 pm BST
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm WAT5:02 pm WAT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am 12:47 pm AMT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am EST10:33 am EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am CST9:12 am CST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CET5:36 pm CET
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am EST10:22 am EST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm BST5:50 pm BST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm 5:02 pm WAT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CET5:59 pm CET
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CET5:19 pm CET
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am AST12:18 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm GMT5:04 pm WAT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 9:01 am CST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm CET5:27 pm CET
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am AST12:08 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm WAT4:57 pm WAT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CST9:16 am CST
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm WAT6:56 pm WAT
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am CST10:34 am COT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am PYT12:25 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 AST12:05 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am AST12:19 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST11:31 am
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am AST12:19 pm AST
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm GMT5:49 pm GMT
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm GMT6:02 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am 11:31 am
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm CAT5:25 pm WAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm 4:50 pm
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am AST12:02 pm AST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm WAT5:28 pm WAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am 12:54 pm GFT
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm CET5:26 pm CET
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am EST10:22 am EST
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm GMT6:02 pm GMT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am AST12:24 pm AST
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CET5:52 pm CET
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am EST10:26 am EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CST4:24 am
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am AST11:56 am AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 pm BST5:55 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am CST9:57 am
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am 1:02 pm UYT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm CET5:11 pm CET
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am COT12:01 pm VET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm WAT4:59 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 eclipse233,000,00014.43%
At least 10% partial186,000,00011.55%
At least 20% partial160,000,0009.97%
At least 30% partial135,000,0008.37%
At least 40% partial97,200,0006.02%
At least 50% partial83,400,0005.16%
At least 60% partial68,700,0004.26%
At least 70% partial48,900,0003.03%
At least 80% partial30,400,0001.89%
At least 90% partial14,800,0000.92%
Totality or annularity3,380,0000.21%

* 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