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January 15–16, 1991 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: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 57.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 15 at 20:51:01Jan 15 at 3:51:01 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 15 at 21:56:49Jan 15 at 4:56:49 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 15 at 23:52:53Jan 15 at 6:52:53 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 16 at 01:49:01Jan 15 at 8:49:01 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 16 at 02:54:44Jan 15 at 9:54:44 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 Jan 4 – Jan 5, 1992

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:20 am ACST11:20 am LHDT
French Polynesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm TAHT5:17 pm MART
New Zealand
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:24 am NZDT2:32 pm NZDT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am SST3:13 pm SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am DDUT10:05 am DDUT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 pm EASST9:01 pm EASST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:27 pm 5:05 pm
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 am WITA6:40 am WITA
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am FJT1:41 pm FJT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am WIT5:43 am WIB
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm LINT4:42 pm LINT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm MST6:21 pm MST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:28 am NCT12:00 noon NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am NUT3:05 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:52 am NFT12:18 pm NFT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:18 am PGT9:05 am PGT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:24 pm 5:51 pm
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am WST3:05 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am SBT11:22 am SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm TKT3:07 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am TOT2:55 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:04 am TVT1:28 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm 3:34 pm
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am 12:51 pm
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am WFT1:50 pm 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 eclipse92,600,0001.71%
At least 10% partial31,100,0000.58%
At least 20% partial17,300,0000.32%
At least 30% partial15,700,0000.29%
At least 40% partial15,400,0000.29%
At least 50% partial13,100,0000.24%
At least 60% partial12,800,0000.24%
At least 70% partial9,240,0000.17%
At least 80% partial6,320,0000.12%
Totality or annularity2,000,0000.04%

* 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: January 30, 1991 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse