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April 29, 1976 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: Europe, Asia, Africa, East in North America, North/East South America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 46.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 29 at 07:22:18Apr 29 at 3:22:18 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 29 at 08:29:28Apr 29 at 4:29:28 am
Maximum EclipseApr 29 at 10:23:31Apr 29 at 6:23:31 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 29 at 12:17:25Apr 29 at 8:17:25 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 29 at 13:24:35Apr 29 at 9:24:35 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 18, 1977

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Afghanistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm IRST5:52 pm AFT
Algeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:48 am GMT11:51 am WET
Armenia
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm 4:34 pm IRST
Azerbaijan
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm 4:36 pm IRST
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:42 pm CST6:51 pm IST
Greece
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:49 am EEST3:38 pm EEST
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm PKT6:54 pm IST
Iran
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm EEST4:52 pm IRST
Libya
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:05 am WET2:31 pm EET
Mali
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:29 am GMT12:13 pm WAT
Mauritania
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:32 am GMT11:00 am GMT
Pakistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:00 pm AFT6:24 pm PKT
Senegal
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:29 am GMT10:23 am GMT
Tajikistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm 5:48 pm AFT
Tunisia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:15 am EET12:58 pm CET
Turkey
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:00 noon EEST4:33 pm IRST
Turkmenistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm 6:18 pm
Uzbekistan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm 5:47 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am CET1:22 pm CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am CEST12:35 pm CET
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am WAT10:42 am WAT
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am AST5:45 am AST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET1:08 pm CET
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm AST4:12 pm AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm BST6:37 pm BST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 am AST5:43 am AST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:23 pm MSK3:27 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am CET12:44 pm CET
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am GMT11:50 am WAT
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am ADT6:51 am ADT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 pm CST6:06 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET1:17 pm CET
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am BRT6:38 am BRT
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:00 noon EEST2:35 pm EET
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am GMT11:51 am WAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 am CVT9:08 am CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am WAT12:22 pm WAT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am ADT7:29 am NDT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am WAT2:35 pm
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:59 am WAT1:10 pm WAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am WAT11:42 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am WAT12:04 pm WAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT10:30 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am CET1:15 pm CET
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am EET2:50 pm EET
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am CET1:10 pm CET
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am CET12:56 pm CET
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm EAT3:35 pm EAT
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am AST5:44 am AST
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am EET2:51 pm EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:46 am WAT11:30 am WAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm 3:42 pm
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm MSK3:11 pm MSK
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm 3:35 pm EAT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am WET11:11 am WET
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:40 am EET2:06 pm EET
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am CEST1:54 pm CEST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am GFT6:38 am GFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am WAT11:28 am WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am GMT10:17 am GMT
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm MSK5:01 pm
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET1:01 pm CET
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am GMT10:40 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CET12:12 pm CET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am WGT7:43 am WGT
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am AST5:45 am AST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am BST12:25 pm BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT10:24 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am GMT10:16 am GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am GYT6:39 am GYT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CET1:19 pm CET
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am GMT10:58 am GMT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 pm WIB6:45 pm WIB
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm AST4:11 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am IST12:16 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am BST12:19 pm BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am EET2:53 pm IST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am CET1:16 pm CET
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am BST12:25 pm BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am EET3:59 pm AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:55 pm 7:13 pm ALMT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm 1:59 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am CET1:22 pm CET
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:52 pm AST4:11 pm AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm 7:15 pm
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 pm ICT6:41 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:30 pm MSK3:15 pm MSK
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am IST2:54 pm EET
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am GMT10:14 am GMT
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET12:53 pm CET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm MSK3:15 pm MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am CEST12:44 pm CET
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm MVT6:02 pm MVT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am CEST2:07 pm CEST
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am AST5:44 am AST
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm MSK3:34 pm MSK
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am CEST1:49 pm CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm HOVT7:01 pm HOVT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET1:19 pm CET
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am WET11:21 am WET
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 pm CST6:15 pm BST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm IST6:44 pm IST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CET12:44 pm CET
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am GMT12:53 pm WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am WAT12:22 pm WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CET1:25 pm CET
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CET12:47 pm CET
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:24 pm GST5:19 pm GST
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am IST2:53 pm EET
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am CET3:18 pm MSK
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am WET12:14 pm CET
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST4:13 pm AST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CET2:35 pm EET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am CET5:02 pm
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am GMT9:27 am GMT
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 am AST5:56 am AST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am CET1:01 pm CET
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am GMT10:18 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm AST5:15 pm GST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am CET2:24 pm EET
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am GMT10:15 am GMT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am CET1:17 pm CET
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CET1:08 pm CET
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm EAT3:48 pm EAT
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:36 am 3:08 pm
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am WET1:41 pm CEST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm IST6:22 pm IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am 3:47 pm
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am SRT6:08 am SRT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:21 am CET12:59 pm CET
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am CEST12:55 pm CET
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am IST4:01 pm AST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 pm ICT6:50 pm ICT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am GMT10:42 am GMT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm 1:43 pm
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:14 am CET3:45 pm MSK
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm GST5:17 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am BST12:32 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am ADT5:51 am EDT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am CET1:01 pm CET
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm ICT6:35 pm ICT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am GMT10:54 am WET
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:55 pm AST5:07 pm GST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am EET1:58 pm 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 eclipse1,920,000,00046.35%
At least 10% partial1,720,000,00041.60%
At least 20% partial1,570,000,00038.07%
At least 30% partial1,400,000,00034.01%
At least 40% partial1,170,000,00028.27%
At least 50% partial928,000,00022.41%
At least 60% partial712,000,00017.21%
At least 70% partial346,000,0008.36%
At least 80% partial142,000,0003.45%
Totality or annularity26,500,0000.64%

* 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: April 14, 1976 — Almost Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: May 13, 1976 — Partial Lunar Eclipse