List of solar eclipses in the 20th century

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This is a list of solar eclipses in the 20th century. During the period 1901 to 2000 there were 228 solar eclipses of which 78 were partial, 73 were annular (two non-central), 71 were total (three non-central) and 6 were hybrids. The greatest number of eclipses in one year was five, in 1935, and one month, July 2000, had two eclipses.[1]

Notable eclipses of the 20th century

Table

The table gives the date and time of the greatest eclipse (in dynamical time, which in this case is the time when the axis of the Moon's shadow cone passes closest to the centre of Earth).[5] It also gives the type of eclipse (either Total, Annular, Partial or Hybrid) and for total and annular eclipses it gives the duration of the eclipse. The location of the greatest eclipse and the path width are also given, as well as the geographical areas affected.

Date Type Time (greatest) Saros Member Gamma Magnitude Path
width
(km)		 Duration Chart
May 18, 1901 Total 5:33:48 136 31 -0.3626 1.068 238 6m29s
November 11, 1901 Annular 7:28:21 141 17 0.4758 0.9216 336 11m1s
April 8, 1902 Partial 14:05:06 108 76 1.5024 0.0643
May 7, 1902 Partial 22:34:16 146 21 -1.0831 0.8593
October 31, 1902 Partial 8:00:18 151 8 1.1556 0.696
March 29, 1903 Annular 1:35:23 118 62 0.8413 0.9767 153 1m53s
September 21, 1903 Total 4:39:52 123 47 -0.8967 1.0316 241 2m12s
March 17, 1904 Annular 5:40:44 128 52 0.1299 0.9367 237 8m7s
September 9, 1904 Total 20:44:21 133 39 -0.1625 1.0709 234 6m20s
March 6, 1905 Annular 5:12:26 138 25 -0.5768 0.9269 334 7m58s
August 30, 1905 Total 13:07:26 143 17 0.5708 1.0477 192 3m46s
February 23, 1906 Partial 7:43:20 148 15 -1.2479 0.5386
July 21, 1906 Partial 13:14:19 115 70 -1.3637 0.3355
August 20, 1906 Partial 1:12:50 153 3 1.3731 0.3147
January 14, 1907 Total 6:05:43 120 55 0.8628 1.0281 189 2m25s
July 10, 1907 Annular 15:24:32 125 48 -0.6313 0.9456 258 7m23s
January 3, 1908 Total 21:45:22 130 46 0.1934 1.0437 149 4m14s
June 28, 1908 Annular 16:29:51 135 33 0.1389 0.9655 126 4m0s
December 23, 1908 Hybrid 11:44:28 140 23 -0.4985 1.0024 10 0m12s
June 17, 1909 Hybrid 23:18:38 145 16 0.8957 1.0065 51 0m24s
December 12, 1909 Partial 19:44:48 150 11 -1.2456 0.5424
May 9, 1910 Total 5:42:13 117 63 -0.9437 1.06 594 4m15s
November 2, 1910 Partial 2:08:32 122 52 1.0603 0.8515
April 28, 1911 Total 22:27:22 127 52 -0.2294 1.0562 190 4m57s
October 22, 1911 Annular 4:13:02 132 40 0.3224 0.965 133 3m47s
April 17, 1912 Hybrid 11:34:22 137 30 0.528 1.0003 1 0m2s
October 10, 1912 Total 13:36:14 142 17 -0.4149 1.0229 85 1m55s
April 6, 1913 Partial 17:33:07 147 17 1.3147 0.4244
August 31, 1913 Partial 20:52:12 114 71 1.4512 0.1513
September 30, 1913 Partial 4:45:49 152 7 -1.1005 0.8252
February 25, 1914 Annular 0:13:01 119 60 -0.9416 0.9248 839 5m35s
August 21, 1914 Total 12:34:27 124 49 0.7655 1.0328 170 2m14s
February 14, 1915 Annular 4:33:20 129 46 -0.2024 0.9789 77 2m4s
August 10, 1915 Annular 22:52:25 134 38 0.0124 0.9853 52 1m33s
February 3, 1916 Total 16:00:21 139 24 0.4987 1.028 108 2m36s
July 30, 1916 Annular 2:06:10 144 11 -0.7709 0.9447 313 6m24s
December 24, 1916 Partial 20:46:22 111 78 -1.5321 0.0114
January 23, 1917 Partial 7:28:31 149 15 1.1508 0.7254
June 19, 1917 Partial 13:16:21 116 67 1.2857 0.4729
July 19, 1917 Partial 2:42:42 154 1 -1.5101 0.0863
December 14, 1917 Annular 9:27:20 121 55 -0.9157 0.9791 189 1m17s
June 8, 1918 Total 22:07:43 126 42 0.4658 1.0292 112 2m23s
December 3, 1918 Annular 15:22:02 131 45 -0.2387 0.9383 236 7m6s
May 29, 1919 Total 13:08:55 136 32 -0.2955 1.0719 244 6m51s
November 22, 1919 Annular 15:14:12 141 18 0.4549 0.9198 341 11m37s
May 18, 1920 Partial 6:14:55 146 22 -1.0239 0.9734
November 10, 1920 Partial 15:52:15 151 9 1.1287 0.742
April 8, 1921 Annular 9:15:01 118 63 0.8869 0.9753 192 1m50s
October 1, 1921 Total 12:35:58 123 48 -0.9383 1.0293 291 1m52s
March 28, 1922 Annular 13:05:26 128 53 0.1711 0.9381 233 7m50s
September 21, 1922 Total 4:40:31 133 40 -0.213 1.0678 226 5m59s
March 17, 1923 Annular 12:44:58 138 26 -0.5438 0.931 305 7m51s
September 10, 1923 Total 20:47:29 143 18 0.5149 1.043 167 3m37s
March 5, 1924 Partial 15:44:20 148 16 -1.2232 0.5819
July 31, 1924 Partial 19:58:20 115 71 -1.4459 0.192
August 30, 1924 Partial 8:23:00 153 4 1.3123 0.4245
January 24, 1925 Total 14:54:03 120 56 0.8661 1.0304 206 2m32s
July 20, 1925 Annular 21:48:42 125 49 -0.7193 0.9436 300 7m15s
January 14, 1926 Total 6:36:58 130 47 0.1973 1.043 147 4m11s
July 9, 1926 Annular 23:06:02 135 34 0.0538 0.968 115 3m51s
January 3, 1927 Annular 20:22:53 140 24 -0.4956 0.9995 2 0m3s
June 29, 1927 Total 6:23:27 145 17 0.8163 1.0128 77 0m50s
December 24, 1927 Partial 3:59:41 150 12 -1.2416 0.549
May 19, 1928 Total 13:24:20 117 64 1.0048 1.014 - ms
June 17, 1928 Partial 20:27:28 155 1 1.5107 0.0375
November 12, 1928 Partial 9:48:24 122 53 1.0861 0.8078
May 9, 1929 Total 6:10:34 127 53 -0.2887 1.0562 193 5m7s
November 1, 1929 Annular 12:05:10 132 41 0.3514 0.9649 134 3m54s
April 28, 1930 Hybrid 19:03:34 137 31 0.473 1.0003 1 0m1s
October 21, 1930 Total 21:43:53 142 18 -0.3804 1.023 84 1m55s
April 18, 1931 Partial 0:45:35 147 18 1.2643 0.5107
September 12, 1931 Partial 4:41:25 114 72 1.506 0.0471
October 11, 1931 Partial 12:55:40 152 8 -1.0607 0.9005
March 7, 1932 Annular 7:55:50 119 61 -0.9673 0.9277 1083 5m19s
August 31, 1932 Total 20:03:41 124 50 0.8307 1.0257 155 1m45s
February 24, 1933 Annular 12:46:39 129 47 -0.2191 0.9841 58 1m32s
August 21, 1933 Annular 5:49:11 134 39 0.0869 0.9801 71 2m4s
February 14, 1934 Total 0:38:41 139 25 0.4868 1.0321 123 2m53s
August 10, 1934 Annular 8:37:48 144 12 -0.689 0.9436 280 6m33s
January 5, 1935 Partial 5:35:46 111 79 -1.5381 0.0013
February 3, 1935 Partial 16:16:20 149 16 1.1438 0.739
June 30, 1935 Partial 19:59:46 116 68 1.3623 0.3375
July 30, 1935 Partial 9:16:28 154 2 -1.4259 0.2315
December 25, 1935 Annular 17:59:52 121 56 -0.9228 0.9752 234 1m30s
June 19, 1936 Total 5:20:31 126 43 0.5389 1.0329 132 2m31s
December 13, 1936 Annular 23:28:12 131 46 -0.2493 0.9349 251 7m25s
June 8, 1937 Total 20:41:02 136 33 -0.2253 1.0751 250 7m4s
December 2, 1937 Annular 23:05:45 141 19 0.4389 0.9184 344 12m0s
May 29, 1938 Total 13:50:19 146 23 -0.9607 1.0552 675 4m5s
November 21, 1938 Partial 23:52:25 151 10 1.1077 0.7781
April 19, 1939 Annular 16:45:53 118 64 0.9388 0.9731 285 1m49s
October 12, 1939 Total 20:40:23 123 49 -0.9737 1.0266 418 1m32s
April 7, 1940 Annular 20:21:21 128 54 0.219 0.9394 230 7m30s
October 1, 1940 Total 12:44:06 133 41 -0.2573 1.0645 218 5m35s
March 27, 1941 Annular 20:08:08 138 27 -0.5025 0.9355 276 7m41s
September 21, 1941 Total 4:34:03 143 19 0.4649 1.0379 143 3m22s
March 16, 1942 Partial 23:37:07 148 17 -1.1908 0.6393
August 12, 1942 Partial 2:45:12 115 72 -1.5244 0.0561
September 10, 1942 Partial 15:39:32 153 5 1.2571 0.523
February 4, 1943 Total 23:38:10 120 57 0.8734 1.0331 229 2m39s
August 1, 1943 Annular 4:16:13 125 50 -0.8041 0.9409 367 6m59s
January 25, 1944 Total 15:26:42 130 48 0.2025 1.0428 146 4m9s
July 20, 1944 Annular 5:43:13 135 35 -0.0314 0.97 108 3m42s
January 14, 1945 Annular 5:01:43 140 25 -0.4937 0.997 12 0m15s
July 9, 1945 Total 13:27:46 145 18 0.7356 1.018 92 1m15s
January 3, 1946 Partial 12:16:11 150 13 -1.2392 0.5529
May 30, 1946 Partial 21:00:24 117 65 -1.0711 0.8865
June 29, 1946 Partial 3:51:58 155 2 1.4361 0.1802
November 23, 1946 Partial 17:37:12 122 54 1.105 0.7758
May 20, 1947 Total 13:47:47 127 54 -0.3528 1.0557 196 5m13s
November 12, 1947 Annular 20:05:37 132 42 0.3743 0.965 135 3m59s
May 9, 1948 Annular 2:26:04 137 32 0.4133 0.9999 0 0m0s
November 1, 1948 Total 5:59:18 142 19 -0.3517 1.0231 84 1m56s
April 28, 1949 Partial 7:48:53 147 19 1.2068 0.6092
October 21, 1949 Partial 21:13:01 152 9 -1.027 0.9638
March 18, 1950 Annular 15:32:01 119 62 0.9988 0.962 - ms
September 12, 1950 Total 3:38:47 124 51 0.8903 1.0182 134 1m14s
March 7, 1951 Annular 20:53:40 129 48 -0.242 0.9896 38 0m59s
September 1, 1951 Annular 12:51:51 134 40 0.1557 0.9747 91 2m36s
February 25, 1952 Total 9:11:35 139 26 0.4697 1.0366 138 3m9s
August 20, 1952 Annular 15:13:35 144 13 -0.6102 0.942 264 6m40s
February 14, 1953 Partial 0:59:30 149 17 1.1331 0.7596
July 11, 1953 Partial 2:44:14 116 69 1.4388 0.2015
August 9, 1953 Partial 15:55:03 154 3 -1.344 0.3729
January 5, 1954 Annular 2:32:01 121 57 -0.9296 0.972 278 1m42s
June 30, 1954 Total 12:32:38 126 44 0.6135 1.0357 153 2m35s
December 25, 1954 Annular 7:36:42 131 47 -0.2576 0.9323 262 7m39s
June 20, 1955 Total 4:10:42 136 34 -0.1528 1.0776 254 7m8s
December 14, 1955 Annular 7:02:25 141 20 0.4266 0.9176 346 12m9s
June 8, 1956 Total 21:20:39 146 24 -0.8934 1.0581 429 4m45s
December 2, 1956 Partial 8:00:35 151 11 1.0923 0.8047
April 30, 1957 Annular 0:05:28 118 65 0.9992 0.9799 - ms
October 23, 1957 Total 4:54:02 123 50 1.0022 1.0013 - ms
April 19, 1958 Annular 3:27:17 128 55 0.275 0.9408 228 7m7s
October 12, 1958 Total 20:55:28 133 42 -0.2951 1.0608 209 5m11s
April 8, 1959 Annular 3:24:08 138 28 -0.4546 0.9401 247 7m26s
October 2, 1959 Total 12:27:00 143 20 0.4207 1.0325 120 3m2s
March 27, 1960 Partial 7:25:07 148 18 -1.1537 0.7058
September 20, 1960 Partial 22:59:56 153 6 1.2057 0.6139
February 15, 1961 Total 8:19:48 120 58 0.883 1.036 258 2m45s
August 11, 1961 Annular 10:46:47 125 51 -0.8859 0.9375 499 6m35s
February 5, 1962 Total 0:12:38 130 49 0.2107 1.043 147 4m8s
July 31, 1962 Annular 12:25:33 135 36 -0.113 0.9716 103 3m33s
January 25, 1963 Annular 13:37:12 140 26 -0.4898 0.9951 20 0m25s
July 20, 1963 Total 20:36:13 145 19 0.6571 1.0224 101 1m40s
January 14, 1964 Partial 20:30:08 150 14 -1.2354 0.5591
June 10, 1964 Partial 4:34:07 117 66 -1.1393 0.7545
July 9, 1964 Partial 11:17:53 155 3 1.3623 0.3221
December 4, 1964 Partial 1:31:54 122 55 1.1193 0.7518
May 30, 1965 Total 21:17:31 127 55 -0.4225 1.0544 198 5m15s
November 23, 1965 Annular 4:14:51 132 43 0.3906 0.9656 134 4m2s
May 20, 1966 Annular 9:39:02 137 33 0.3467 0.9991 3 0m5s
November 12, 1966 Total 14:23:28 142 20 -0.33 1.0234 84 1m57s
May 9, 1967 Partial 14:42:48 147 20 1.1422 0.7201
November 2, 1967 Total 5:38:56 152 10 1.0007 1.0126 - ms
March 28, 1968 Partial 23:00:30 119 63 -1.037 0.899
September 22, 1968 Total 11:18:46 124 52 0.9451 1.0099 104 0m40s
March 18, 1969 Annular 4:54:57 129 49 -0.2704 0.9954 16 0m26s
September 11, 1969 Annular 19:58:59 134 41 0.2201 0.969 114 3m11s
March 7, 1970 Total 17:38:30 139 27 0.4473 1.0414 153 3m28s
August 31, 1970 Annular 21:55:30 144 14 -0.5364 0.94 258 6m47s
February 25, 1971 Partial 9:38:07 149 18 1.1188 0.7872
July 22, 1971 Partial 9:31:55 116 70 1.513 0.0689
August 20, 1971 Partial 22:39:31 154 4 -1.2659 0.508
January 16, 1972 Annular 11:03:22 121 58 -0.9365 0.9692 321 1m53s
July 10, 1972 Total 19:46:38 126 45 0.6872 1.0379 175 2m36s
January 4, 1973 Annular 15:46:21 131 48 -0.2644 0.9303 271 7m49s
June 30, 1973 Total 11:38:41 136 35 -0.0785 1.0792 256 7m4s
December 24, 1973 Annular 15:02:44 141 21 0.4171 0.9174 345 12m2s
June 20, 1974 Total 4:48:04 146 25 -0.8239 1.0592 344 5m9s
December 13, 1974 Partial 16:13:13 151 12 1.0797 0.8266
May 11, 1975 Partial 7:17:33 118 66 1.0647 0.8636
November 3, 1975 Partial 13:15:54 123 51 -1.0248 0.9588
April 29, 1976 Annular 10:24:18 128 56 0.3378 0.9421 227 6m41s
October 23, 1976 Total 5:13:45 133 43 -0.327 1.0572 199 4m46s
April 18, 1977 Annular 10:31:30 138 29 -0.399 0.9449 220 7m4s
October 12, 1977 Total 20:27:27 143 21 0.3836 1.0269 99 2m37s
April 7, 1978 Partial 15:03:47 148 19 -1.1081 0.7883
October 2, 1978 Partial 6:28:43 153 7 1.1616 0.6905
February 26, 1979 Total 16:55:06 120 59 0.8981 1.0391 298 2m49s
August 22, 1979 Annular 17:22:38 125 52 -0.9632 0.9329 953 6m3s
February 16, 1980 Total 8:54:01 130 50 0.2224 1.0434 149 4m8s
August 10, 1980 Annular 19:12:21 135 37 -0.1915 0.9727 100 3m23s
February 4, 1981 Annular 22:09:24 140 27 -0.4838 0.9937 25 0m33s
July 31, 1981 Total 3:46:37 145 20 0.5792 1.0258 108 2m2s
January 25, 1982 Partial 4:42:53 150 15 -1.2311 0.5663
June 21, 1982 Partial 12:04:33 117 67 -1.2102 0.6168
July 20, 1982 Partial 18:44:44 155 4 1.2886 0.4643
December 15, 1982 Partial 9:32:09 122 56 1.1293 0.735
June 11, 1983 Total 4:43:33 127 56 -0.4947 1.0524 199 5m11s
December 4, 1983 Annular 12:31:15 132 44 0.4015 0.9666 131 4m1s
May 30, 1984 Annular 16:45:41 137 34 0.2755 0.998 7 0m11s
November 22, 1984 Total 22:54:17 142 21 -0.3132 1.0237 85 2m0s
May 19, 1985 Partial 21:29:38 147 21 1.072 0.8406
November 12, 1985 Total 14:11:27 152 11 -0.9795 1.0388 690 1m59s
April 9, 1986 Partial 6:21:22 119 64 -1.0822 0.8236
October 3, 1986 Hybrid 19:06:15 124 53 0.9931 1 1 0m0s
March 29, 1987 Hybrid 12:49:47 129 50 -0.3053 1.0013 5 0m8s
September 23, 1987 Annular 3:12:22 134 42 0.2787 0.9634 137 3m49s
March 18, 1988 Total 1:58:56 139 28 0.4188 1.0464 169 3m46s
September 11, 1988 Annular 4:44:29 144 15 -0.4681 0.9377 258 6m57s
March 7, 1989 Partial 18:08:41 149 19 1.0981 0.8268
August 31, 1989 Partial 5:31:47 154 5 -1.1928 0.6344
January 26, 1990 Annular 19:31:24 121 59 -0.9457 0.967 373 2m3s
July 22, 1990 Total 3:03:07 126 46 0.7597 1.0391 201 2m33s
January 15, 1991 Annular 23:53:51 131 49 -0.2727 0.929 277 7m53s
July 11, 1991 Total 19:07:01 136 36 -0.0041 1.08 258 6m53s
January 4, 1992 Annular 23:05:37 141 22 0.4091 0.9179 340 11m41s
June 30, 1992 Total 12:11:22 146 26 -0.7512 1.0592 294 5m21s
December 24, 1992 Partial 0:31:41 151 13 1.0711 0.8422
May 21, 1993 Partial 14:20:15 118 67 1.1372 0.7352
November 13, 1993 Partial 21:45:51 123 52 -1.0411 0.928
May 10, 1994 Annular 17:12:27 128 57 0.4077 0.9431 230 6m13s
November 3, 1994 Total 13:40:06 133 44 -0.3522 1.0535 189 4m23s
April 29, 1995 Annular 17:33:20 138 30 -0.3382 0.9497 196 6m37s
October 24, 1995 Total 4:33:30 143 22 0.3518 1.0213 78 2m10s
April 17, 1996 Partial 22:38:12 148 20 -1.058 0.8799
October 12, 1996 Partial 14:03:04 153 8 1.1227 0.7575
March 9, 1997 Total 1:24:51 120 60 0.9183 1.042 356 2m50s
September 2, 1997 Partial 0:04:48 125 53 -1.0352 0.8988
February 26, 1998 Total 17:29:27 130 51 0.2391 1.0441 151 4m9s
August 22, 1998 Annular 2:07:11 135 38 -0.2644 0.9734 99 3m14s
February 16, 1999 Annular 6:34:38 140 28 -0.4726 0.9928 29 0m40s
August 11, 1999 Total 11:04:09 145 21 0.5062 1.0286 112 2m23s
February 5, 2000 Partial 12:50:27 150 16 -1.2233 0.5795
July 1, 2000 Partial 19:33:34 117 68 -1.2821 0.4768
July 31, 2000 Partial 2:14:08 155 5 1.2166 0.6034
December 25, 2000 Partial 17:35:57 122 57 1.1367 0.7228

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