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November 12, 1966 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 Africa, South/East North America, 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 36.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 12 at 11:42:55Nov 12 at 6:42:55 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 12 at 12:42:31Nov 12 at 7:42:31 am
Maximum EclipseNov 12 at 14:22:51Nov 12 at 9:22:51 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 12 at 16:03:01Nov 12 at 11:03:01 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 12 at 17:02:49Nov 12 at 12:02:49 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 2, 1967

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
8:17 am BOT12:33 pm
Bolivia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:59 am PET11:02 am BOT
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
6:49 am COT2:51 pm
Chile
Total Solar Eclipse
7:08 am PET11:24 am CLT
Paraguay
Total Solar Eclipse
8:17 am PYT11:21 am PYT
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ECT9:37 am PET
Uruguay
Total Solar Eclipse
9:39 am 12:36 pm UYT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm SAST6:51 pm SAST
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:51 am AST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am 7:14 pm
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am AST8:58 am AST
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am AST9:28 am AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am AST9:14 am AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am 7:24 am CST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm SAST7:01 pm SAST
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 am AST8:56 am AST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am AST9:28 am AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EST8:14 am EST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am COT9:08 am PET
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CAT6:32 pm CAT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CST7:40 am CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am CST8:11 am CST
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am AST9:28 am AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am AST9:07 am AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am EDT9:13 am EDT
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am ECT9:01 am PET
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CST7:28 am CST
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm SAST6:22 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am FKT11:39 am FKT
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am GFT9:57 am GFT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 pm TFT8:45 pm TFT
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am AST9:23 am AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am AST9:03 am AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 am CST7:27 am CST
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am VET10:16 am GYT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am EST8:13 am EST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am CST7:28 am CST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am EST8:16 am EST
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:11 pm SAST6:42 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm EAT6:24 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm CAT5:54 pm CAT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am AST9:10 am AST
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am CST7:26 am CST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am AST9:00 am AST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm SAST6:16 pm SAST
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm SAST7:02 pm SAST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am CST7:32 am CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am EST8:40 am EST
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 am 5:20 am
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am AST9:06 am AST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:14 pm GMT4:48 pm GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am AST8:58 am AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am AST9:14 am AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am AST9:20 am AST
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm SAST7:02 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am GST2:19 pm GST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am AST8:52 am AST
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am GYT11:59 am BRST
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am EST8:03 am EST
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am AST9:31 am AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am EST7:58 am EST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am CST8:13 am EST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am AST9:01 am AST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am EST7:09 am CST
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am COT11:00 am AMST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm CAT5:41 pm WAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm SAST6:30 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 eclipse286,000,0008.41%
At least 10% partial224,000,0006.60%
At least 20% partial199,000,0005.86%
At least 30% partial177,000,0005.20%
At least 40% partial141,000,0004.14%
At least 50% partial99,900,0002.93%
At least 60% partial79,100,0002.32%
At least 70% partial50,400,0001.48%
At least 80% partial38,200,0001.12%
At least 90% partial20,700,0000.61%
Totality or annularity2,920,0000.09%

* 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: October 29, 1966 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse