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June 30, 1992 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 Africa, South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 58.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 30 at 09:50:56Jun 30 at 5:50:56 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 30 at 10:59:51Jun 30 at 6:59:51 am
Maximum EclipseJun 30 at 12:10:24Jun 30 at 8:10:24 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 30 at 13:20:50Jun 30 at 9:20:50 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 30 at 14:29:43Jun 30 at 10:29:43 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 3, 1994

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
7:22 am ART9:16 am ART
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
6:50 am BRT10:47 am FNT
Uruguay
Total Solar Eclipse
7:35 am UYT9:10 am UYT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm WAT4:16 pm CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am 9:48 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:37 am GMT12:53 pm GMT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am AMT7:46 am BOT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:57 pm SAST4:25 pm SAST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am GMT12:27 pm GMT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm WAT2:14 pm WAT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am CLT8:58 am ART
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm WAT2:46 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:47 pm WAT4:05 pm CAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am GMT12:57 pm GMT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm WAT2:31 pm WAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm SAST4:27 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am FKT8:27 am FKT
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am GFT7:53 am GFT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm TFT7:18 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm WAT2:42 pm WAT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am GMT12:59 pm GMT
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:00 am GMT12:37 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:09 am GMT12:00 noon GMT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:11 pm SAST4:28 pm SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am GMT12:54 pm GMT
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm EAT5:20 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm CAT4:11 pm CAT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:23 am GMT12:19 pm GMT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm SAST4:26 pm SAST
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm WAT4:24 pm SAST
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm WAT2:04 pm WAT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am PYT8:00 am PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am PET6:30 am PET
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm RET5:48 pm RET
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am GMT1:45 pm GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:36 am GMT1:26 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am GMT12:35 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm SAST4:28 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am GST11:07 am GST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm CAT3:49 pm CAT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:34 am GMT12:53 pm GMT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm WAT4:16 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:17 pm CAT4:22 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 eclipse375,000,0006.83%
At least 10% partial233,000,0004.25%
At least 20% partial201,000,0003.67%
At least 30% partial180,000,0003.28%
At least 40% partial159,000,0002.91%
At least 50% partial129,000,0002.35%
At least 60% partial104,000,0001.91%
At least 70% partial90,900,0001.66%
At least 80% partial57,700,0001.05%
At least 90% partial19,200,0000.35%
Totality or annularity1,570,0000.03%

* 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: June 15, 1992 — Partial Lunar Eclipse