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April 29–30, 1957 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: North/East Europe, Much of Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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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 31.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 29 at 21:50:26Apr 29 at 5:50:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 29 at 23:51:24Apr 29 at 7:51:24 pm
Maximum EclipseApr 30 at 00:05:03Apr 29 at 8:05:03 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 30 at 00:18:08Apr 29 at 8:18:08 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 30 at 02:19:09Apr 29 at 10:19:09 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 19, 1958

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:04 am VLAT2:46 pm ANAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Annular Solar Eclipse
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Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am 4:56 am IST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 am IST7:30 am CST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am ICT5:43 am ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 pm EST8:19 pm MDT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am CST9:29 am YAKT
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:46 am EET3:05 am EET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 pm WGT9:48 pm AST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am 8:04 am
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am CST7:31 am CST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am JST9:21 am JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 am OMST5:27 am
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am ALMT6:04 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am ICT7:11 am CST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am 8:03 am
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 am ULAT7:17 am ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am CST7:27 am CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am 5:01 am IST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am KST9:06 am KST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:27 am CET2:08 am CET
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am 6:53 am
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am KST8:52 am KST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am 8:10 am
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am ICT5:37 am MMT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:10 pm NST7:19 pm MST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am ICT7:11 am CST

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 eclipse642,000,00022.48%
At least 10% partial572,000,00020.03%
At least 20% partial403,000,00014.13%
At least 30% partial226,000,0007.94%
At least 40% partial63,400,0002.22%
At least 50% partial16,100,0000.56%
At least 60% partial12,900,0000.45%
At least 70% partial8,130,0000.28%
At least 80% partial3,890,0000.14%
At least 90% partial548,0000.02%
Totality or annularity32,5000.001%

* 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: May 13–14, 1957 — Total Lunar Eclipse