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2039年12月15日木曜日 Total Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Africa, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 72.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Tokyo*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin12月15日 (木)14時17分45秒12月15日 (木)23時17分45秒
First location to see the full eclipse begin12月15日 (木)15時47分23秒12月16日 (金)0時47分23秒
Maximum Eclipse12月15日 (木)16時22分33秒12月16日 (金)1時22分33秒
Last location to see the full eclipse end12月15日 (木)16時57分33秒12月16日 (金)1時57分33秒
Last location to see the partial eclipse end12月15日 (木)18時27分13秒12月16日 (金)3時27分13秒

* 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 Tokyo.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Tokyo

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on 2041年4月30日 (火)

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Total Solar Eclipse
4時11分 NZDT7時03分 NZDT
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時42分 CLST14時17分 ART
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3時43分 3時45分
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時35分 CLST14時16分 CLST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
13時06分 FKST14時15分 FKST
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時19分 GAMT5時35分 TAHT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4時51分 NZDT5時37分 NZDT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時20分 PST7時17分 PST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時42分 GMT18時06分 GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時51分 SAST19時54分 SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
14時25分 GST16時05分 GST

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 eclipse10,100,0000.12%
At least 10% partial37,7000.0004%
At least 20% partial11500.00001%
At least 30% partial6150.000007%
At least 40% partial--
At least 50% partial--
At least 60% partial--
At least 70% partial--
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* 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: 2039年11月30日水曜日 — Partial Lunar Eclipse