List of solar eclipses in the 20th century

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

• 29 May 1919: this total eclipse was photographed by Arthur Eddington to verify general relativity (see Eddington experiment)^[2]
• 20 June 1955: longest total eclipse between 1901 and 2000, lasting a maximum of 7 minutes and 8 seconds^[1]
• 30 June 1973: a Concorde jet flew along the path, thereby extending the length of totality to 74 min.^[3]
• 29 March 1987: second hybrid eclipse in less than one year, the first being on 3 October 1986.
• 11 July 1991: Solar eclipse with the shortest gamma, of only −0.00412.
• 31 July 2000: the second solar eclipse within one calendar month, the first being on 1 July 2000.

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).^[4] 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
18 May 1901	Total	5:33:48	136	31	−0.3626	1.068	238	6m 29s
11 November 1901	Annular	7:28:21	141	17	0.4758	0.9216	336	11m 1s
8 April 1902	Partial	14:05:06	108	76	1.5024	0.0643
7 May 1902	Partial	22:34:16	146	21	−1.0831	0.8593
31 October 1902	Partial	8:00:18	151	8	1.1556	0.696
29 March 1903	Annular	1:35:23	118	62	0.8413	0.9767	153	1m 53s
21 September 1903	Total	4:39:52	123	47	−0.8967	1.0316	241	2m 12s
17 March 1904	Annular	5:40:44	128	52	0.1299	0.9367	237	8m 7s
9 September 1904	Total	20:44:21	133	39	−0.1625	1.0709	234	6m 20s
6 March 1905	Annular	5:12:26	138	25	−0.5768	0.9269	334	7m 58s
30 August 1905	Total	13:07:26	143	17	0.5708	1.0477	192	3m 46s
23 February 1906	Partial	7:43:20	148	15	−1.2479	0.5386
21 July 1906	Partial	13:14:19	115	70	−1.3637	0.3355
20 August 1906	Partial	1:12:50	153	3	1.3731	0.3147
14 January 1907	Total	6:05:43	120	55	0.8628	1.0281	189	2m 25s
10 July 1907	Annular	15:24:32	125	48	−0.6313	0.9456	258	7m 23s
3 January 1908	Total	21:45:22	130	46	0.1934	1.0437	149	4m 14s
28 June 1908	Annular	16:29:51	135	33	0.1389	0.9655	126	4m 0s
23 December 1908	Hybrid	11:44:28	140	23	−0.4985	1.0024	10	0m 12s
17 June 1909	Hybrid	23:18:38	145	16	0.8957	1.0065	51	0m 24s
12 December 1909	Partial	19:44:48	150	11	−1.2456	0.5424
9 May 1910	Total	5:42:13	117	63	−0.9437	1.06	594	4m 15s
2 November 1910	Partial	2:08:32	122	52	1.0603	0.8515
28 April 1911	Total	22:27:22	127	52	−0.2294	1.0562	190	4m 57s
22 October 1911	Annular	4:13:02	132	40	0.3224	0.965	133	3m 47s
17 April 1912	Hybrid	11:34:22	137	30	0.528	1.0003	1	0m 2s
10 October 1912	Total	13:36:14	142	17	−0.4149	1.0229	85	1m 55s
6 April 1913	Partial	17:33:07	147	17	1.3147	0.4244
31 August 1913	Partial	20:52:12	114	71	1.4512	0.1513
30 September 1913	Partial	4:45:49	152	7	−1.1005	0.8252
25 February 1914	Annular	0:13:01	119	60	−0.9416	0.9248	839	5m 35s
21 August 1914	Total	12:34:27	124	49	0.7655	1.0328	170	2m 14s
14 February 1915	Annular	4:33:20	129	46	−0.2024	0.9789	77	2m 4s
10 August 1915	Annular	22:52:25	134	38	0.0124	0.9853	52	1m 33s
3 February 1916	Total	16:00:21	139	24	0.4987	1.028	108	2m 36s
30 July 1916	Annular	2:06:10	144	11	−0.7709	0.9447	313	6m 24s
24 December 1916	Partial	20:46:22	111	78	−1.5321	0.0114
23 January 1917	Partial	7:28:31	149	15	1.1508	0.7254
19 June 1917	Partial	13:16:21	116	67	1.2857	0.4729
19 July 1917	Partial	2:42:42	154	1	−1.5101	0.0863
14 December 1917	Annular	9:27:20	121	55	−0.9157	0.9791	189	1m 17s
8 June 1918	Total	22:07:43	126	42	0.4658	1.0292	112	2m 23s
3 December 1918	Annular	15:22:02	131	45	−0.2387	0.9383	236	7m 6s
29 May 1919	Total	13:08:55	136	32	−0.2955	1.0719	244	6m 51s
22 November 1919	Annular	15:14:12	141	18	0.4549	0.9198	341	11m 37s
18 May 1920	Partial	6:14:55	146	22	−1.0239	0.9734
10 November 1920	Partial	15:52:15	151	9	1.1287	0.742
8 April 1921	Annular	9:15:01	118	63	0.8869	0.9753	192	1m 50s
1 October 1921	Total	12:35:58	123	48	−0.9383	1.0293	291	1m 52s
28 March 1922	Annular	13:05:26	128	53	0.1711	0.9381	233	7m 50s
21 September 1922	Total	4:40:31	133	40	−0.213	1.0678	226	5m 59s
17 March 1923	Annular	12:44:58	138	26	−0.5438	0.931	305	7m 51s
10 September 1923	Total	20:47:29	143	18	0.5149	1.043	167	3m 37s
5 March 1924	Partial	15:44:20	148	16	−1.2232	0.5819
31 July 1924	Partial	19:58:20	115	71	−1.4459	0.192
30 August 1924	Partial	8:23:00	153	4	1.3123	0.4245
24 January 1925	Total	14:54:03	120	56	0.8661	1.0304	206	2m 32s
20 July 1925	Annular	21:48:42	125	49	−0.7193	0.9436	300	7m 15s
14 January 1926	Total	6:36:58	130	47	0.1973	1.043	147	4m 11s
9 July 1926	Annular	23:06:02	135	34	0.0538	0.968	115	3m 51s
3 January 1927	Annular	20:22:53	140	24	−0.4956	0.9995	2	0m 3s
29 June 1927	Total	6:23:27	145	17	0.8163	1.0128	77	0m 50s
24 December 1927	Partial	3:59:41	150	12	−1.2416	0.549
19 May 1928	Total	13:24:20	117	64	1.0048	1.014	-	ms
17 June 1928	Partial	20:27:28	155	1	1.5107	0.0375
12 November 1928	Partial	9:48:24	122	53	1.0861	0.8078
9 May 1929	Total	6:10:34	127	53	−0.2887	1.0562	193	5m 7s
1 November 1929	Annular	12:05:10	132	41	0.3514	0.9649	134	3m 54s
28 April 1930	Hybrid	19:03:34	137	31	0.473	1.0003	1	0m 1s
21 October 1930	Total	21:43:53	142	18	−0.3804	1.023	84	1m 55s
18 April 1931	Partial	0:45:35	147	18	1.2643	0.5107
12 September 1931	Partial	4:41:25	114	72	1.506	0.0471
11 October 1931	Partial	12:55:40	152	8	−1.0607	0.9005
7 March 1932	Annular	7:55:50	119	61	−0.9673	0.9277	1083	5m 19s
31 August 1932	Total	20:03:41	124	50	0.8307	1.0257	155	1m 45s
24 February 1933	Annular	12:46:39	129	47	−0.2191	0.9841	58	1m 32s
21 August 1933	Annular	5:49:11	134	39	0.0869	0.9801	71	2m 4s
14 February 1934	Total	0:38:41	139	25	0.4868	1.0321	123	2m 53s
10 August 1934	Annular	8:37:48	144	12	−0.689	0.9436	280	6m 33s
5 January 1935	Partial	5:35:46	111	79	−1.5381	0.0013
3 February 1935	Partial	16:16:20	149	16	1.1438	0.739
30 June 1935	Partial	19:59:46	116	68	1.3623	0.3375
30 July 1935	Partial	9:16:28	154	2	−1.4259	0.2315
25 December 1935	Annular	17:59:52	121	56	−0.9228	0.9752	234	1m 30s
19 June 1936	Total	5:20:31	126	43	0.5389	1.0329	132	2m 31s
13 December 1936	Annular	23:28:12	131	46	−0.2493	0.9349	251	7m 25s
8 June 1937	Total	20:41:02	136	33	−0.2253	1.0751	250	7m 4s
2 December 1937	Annular	23:05:45	141	19	0.4389	0.9184	344	12m 0s
29 May 1938	Total	13:50:19	146	23	−0.9607	1.0552	675	4m 5s
21 November 1938	Partial	23:52:25	151	10	1.1077	0.7781
19 April 1939	Annular	16:45:53	118	64	0.9388	0.9731	285	1m 49s
12 October 1939	Total	20:40:23	123	49	−0.9737	1.0266	418	1m 32s
7 April 1940	Annular	20:21:21	128	54	0.219	0.9394	230	7m 30s
1 October 1940	Total	12:44:06	133	41	−0.2573	1.0645	218	5m 35s
27 March 1941	Annular	20:08:08	138	27	−0.5025	0.9355	276	7m 41s
21 September 1941	Total	4:34:03	143	19	0.4649	1.0379	143	3m 22s
16 March 1942	Partial	23:37:07	148	17	−1.1908	0.6393
12 August 1942	Partial	2:45:12	115	72	−1.5244	0.0561
10 September 1942	Partial	15:39:32	153	5	1.2571	0.523
4 February 1943	Total	23:38:10	120	57	0.8734	1.0331	229	2m 39s
1 August 1943	Annular	4:16:13	125	50	−0.8041	0.9409	367	6m 59s
25 January 1944	Total	15:26:42	130	48	0.2025	1.0428	146	4m 9s
20 July 1944	Annular	5:43:13	135	35	−0.0314	0.97	108	3m 42s
14 January 1945	Annular	5:01:43	140	25	−0.4937	0.997	12	0m 15s
9 July 1945	Total	13:27:46	145	18	0.7356	1.018	92	1m 15s
3 January 1946	Partial	12:16:11	150	13	−1.2392	0.5529
30 May 1946	Partial	21:00:24	117	65	−1.0711	0.8865
29 June 1946	Partial	3:51:58	155	2	1.4361	0.1802
23 November 1946	Partial	17:37:12	122	54	1.105	0.7758
20 May 1947	Total	13:47:47	127	54	−0.3528	1.0557	196	5m 13s
12 November 1947	Annular	20:05:37	132	42	0.3743	0.965	135	3m 59s
9 May 1948	Annular	2:26:04	137	32	0.4133	0.99994	0.2	0m 0.30s
1 November 1948	Total	5:59:18	142	19	−0.3517	1.0231	84	1m 56s
28 April 1949	Partial	7:48:53	147	19	1.2068	0.6092
21 October 1949	Partial	21:13:01	152	9	−1.027	0.9638
18 March 1950	Annular	15:32:01	119	62	0.9988	0.962	-	ms
12 September 1950	Total	3:38:47	124	51	0.8903	1.0182	134	1m14s
7 March 1951	Annular	20:53:40	129	48	−0.242	0.9896	38	0m 59s
1 September 1951	Annular	12:51:51	134	40	0.1557	0.9747	91	2m 36s
25 February 1952	Total	9:11:35	139	26	0.4697	1.0366	138	3m 9s
20 August 1952	Annular	15:13:35	144	13	−0.6102	0.942	264	6m 40s
14 February 1953	Partial	0:59:30	149	17	1.1331	0.7596
11 July 1953	Partial	2:44:14	116	69	1.4388	0.2015
9 August 1953	Partial	15:55:03	154	3	−1.344	0.3729
5 January 1954	Annular	2:32:01	121	57	−0.9296	0.972	278	1m 42s
30 June 1954	Total	12:32:38	126	44	0.6135	1.0357	153	2m 35s
25 December 1954	Annular	7:36:42	131	47	−0.2576	0.9323	262	7m 39s
20 June 1955	Total	4:10:42	136	34	−0.1528	1.0776	254	7m 8s
14 December 1955	Annular	7:02:25	141	20	0.4266	0.9176	346	12m 9s
8 June 1956	Total	21:20:39	146	24	−0.8934	1.0581	429	4m 45s
2 December 1956	Partial	8:00:35	151	11	1.0923	0.8047
30 April 1957	Annular	0:05:28	118	65	0.9992	0.9799	-	ms
23 October 1957	Total	4:54:02	123	50	1.0022	1.0013	-	ms
19 April 1958	Annular	3:27:17	128	55	0.275	0.9408	228	7m 7s
12 October 1958	Total	20:55:28	133	42	−0.2951	1.0608	209	5m 11s
8 April 1959	Annular	3:24:08	138	28	−0.4546	0.9401	247	7m 26s
2 October 1959	Total	12:27:00	143	20	0.4207	1.0325	120	3m 2s
27 March 1960	Partial	7:25:07	148	18	−1.1537	0.7058
20 September 1960	Partial	22:59:56	153	6	1.2057	0.6139
15 February 1961	Total	8:19:48	120	58	0.883	1.036	258	2m 45s
11 August 1961	Annular	10:46:47	125	51	−0.8859	0.9375	499	6m 35s
5 February 1962	Total	0:12:38	130	49	0.2107	1.043	147	4m 8s
31 July 1962	Annular	12:25:33	135	36	−0.113	0.9716	103	3m 33s
25 January 1963	Annular	13:37:12	140	26	−0.4898	0.9951	20	0m 25s
20 July 1963	Total	20:36:13	145	19	0.6571	1.0224	101	1m 40s
14 January 1964	Partial	20:30:08	150	14	−1.2354	0.5591
10 June 1964	Partial	4:34:07	117	66	−1.1393	0.7545
9 July 1964	Partial	11:17:53	155	3	1.3623	0.3221
4 December 1964	Partial	1:31:54	122	55	1.1193	0.7518
30 May 1965	Total	21:17:31	127	55	−0.4225	1.0544	198	5m 15s
23 November 1965	Annular	4:14:51	132	43	0.3906	0.9656	134	4m 2s
20 May 1966	Annular	9:39:02	137	33	0.3467	0.9991	3	0m 5s
12 November 1966	Total	14:23:28	142	20	−0.33	1.0234	84	1m 57s
9 May 1967	Partial	14:42:48	147	20	1.1422	0.7201
2 November 1967	Total	5:38:56	152	10	1.0007	1.0126	-	ms
28 March 1968	Partial	23:00:30	119	63	−1.037	0.899
22 September 1968	Total	11:18:46	124	52	0.9451	1.0099	104	0m 40s
18 March 1969	Annular	4:54:57	129	49	−0.2704	0.9954	16	0m 26s
11 September 1969	Annular	19:58:59	134	41	0.2201	0.969	114	3m 11s
7 March 1970	Total	17:38:30	139	27	0.4473	1.0414	153	3m 28s
31 August 1970	Annular	21:55:30	144	14	−0.5364	0.94	258	6m 47s
25 February 1971	Partial	9:38:07	149	18	1.1188	0.7872
22 July 1971	Partial	9:31:55	116	70	1.513	0.0689
20 August 1971	Partial	22:39:31	154	4	−1.2659	0.508
16 January 1972	Annular	11:03:22	121	58	−0.9365	0.9692	321	1m 53s
10 July 1972	Total	19:46:38	126	45	0.6872	1.0379	175	2m 36s
4 January 1973	Annular	15:46:21	131	48	−0.2644	0.9303	271	7m 49s
30 June 1973	Total	11:38:41	136	35	−0.0785	1.0792	256	7m 4s
24 December 1973	Annular	15:02:44	141	21	0.4171	0.9174	345	12m 2s
20 June 1974	Total	4:48:04	146	25	−0.8239	1.0592	344	5m 9s
13 December 1974	Partial	16:13:13	151	12	1.0797	0.8266
11 May 1975	Partial	7:17:33	118	66	1.0647	0.8636
3 November 1975	Partial	13:15:54	123	51	−1.0248	0.9588
29 April 1976	Annular	10:24:18	128	56	0.3378	0.9421	227	6m 41s
23 October 1976	Total	5:13:45	133	43	−0.327	1.0572	199	4m 46s
18 April 1977	Annular	10:31:30	138	29	−0.399	0.9449	220	7m 4s
12 October 1977	Total	20:27:27	143	21	0.3836	1.0269	99	2m 37s
7 April 1978	Partial	15:03:47	148	19	−1.1081	0.7883
2 October 1978	Partial	6:28:43	153	7	1.1616	0.6905
26 February 1979	Total	16:55:06	120	59	0.8981	1.0391	298	2m 49s
22 August 1979	Annular	17:22:38	125	52	−0.9632	0.9329	953	6m 3s
16 February 1980	Total	8:54:01	130	50	0.2224	1.0434	149	4m 8s
10 August 1980	Annular	19:12:21	135	37	−0.1915	0.9727	100	3m 23s
4 February 1981	Annular	22:09:24	140	27	−0.4838	0.9937	25	0m 33s
31 July 1981	Total	3:46:37	145	20	0.5792	1.0258	108	2m 2s
25 January 1982	Partial	4:42:53	150	15	−1.2311	0.5663
21 June 1982	Partial	12:04:33	117	67	−1.2102	0.6168
20 July 1982	Partial	18:44:44	155	4	1.2886	0.4643
15 December 1982	Partial	9:32:09	122	56	1.1293	0.735
11 June 1983	Total	4:43:33	127	56	−0.4947	1.0524	199	5m 11s
4 December 1983	Annular	12:31:15	132	44	0.4015	0.9666	131	4m 1s
30 May 1984	Annular	16:45:41	137	34	0.2755	0.998	7	0m 11s
22 November 1984	Total	22:54:17	142	21	−0.3132	1.0237	85	2m 0s
19 May 1985	Partial	21:29:38	147	21	1.072	0.8406
12 November 1985	Total	14:11:27	152	11	−0.9795	1.0388	690	1m 59s
9 April 1986	Partial	6:21:22	119	64	−1.0822	0.8236
3 October 1986	Hybrid	19:06:15	124	53	0.9931	1.00002	0.8	0m 0.08s
29 March 1987	Hybrid	12:49:47	129	50	−0.3053	1.00134	4.9	0m 7.57s
23 September 1987	Annular	3:12:22	134	42	0.2787	0.9634	137	3m 49s
18 March 1988	Total	1:58:56	139	28	0.4188	1.0464	169	3m 46s
11 September 1988	Annular	4:44:29	144	15	−0.4681	0.9377	258	6m 57s
7 March 1989	Partial	18:08:41	149	19	1.0981	0.8268
31 August 1989	Partial	5:31:47	154	5	−1.1928	0.6344
26 January 1990	Annular	19:31:24	121	59	−0.9457	0.967	373	2m 3s
22 July 1990	Total	3:03:07	126	46	0.7597	1.0391	201	2m 33s
15 January 1991	Annular	23:53:51	131	49	−0.2727	0.929	277	7m 53s
11 July 1991	Total	19:07:01	136	36	−0.0041	1.08	258	6m 53s
4 January 1992	Annular	23:05:37	141	22	0.4091	0.9179	340	11m 41s
30 June 1992	Total	12:11:22	146	26	−0.7512	1.0592	294	5m 21s
24 December 1992	Partial	0:31:41	151	13	1.0711	0.8422
21 May 1993	Partial	14:20:15	118	67	1.1372	0.7352
13 November 1993	Partial	21:45:51	123	52	−1.0411	0.928
10 May 1994	Annular	17:12:27	128	57	0.4077	0.9431	230	6m 13s
3 November 1994	Total	13:40:06	133	44	−0.3522	1.0535	189	4m 23s
29 April 1995	Annular	17:33:20	138	30	−0.3382	0.9497	196	6m 37s
24 October 1995	Total	4:33:30	143	22	0.3518	1.0213	78	2m 10s
17 April 1996	Partial	22:38:12	148	20	−1.058	0.8799
12 October 1996	Partial	14:03:04	153	8	1.1227	0.7575
9 March 1997	Total	1:24:51	120	60	0.9183	1.042	356	2m 50s
2 September 1997	Partial	0:04:48	125	53	−1.0352	0.8988
26 February 1998	Total	17:29:27	130	51	0.2391	1.0441	151	4m 9s
22 August 1998	Annular	2:07:11	135	38	−0.2644	0.9734	99	3m 14s
16 February 1999	Annular	6:34:38	140	28	−0.4726	0.9928	29	0m 40s
11 August 1999	Total	11:04:09	145	21	0.5062	1.0286	112	2m 23s
5 February 2000	Partial	12:50:27	150	16	−1.2233	0.5795
1 July 2000	Partial	19:33:34	117	68	−1.2821	0.4768
31 July 2000	Partial	2:14:08	155	5	1.2166	0.6034
25 December 2000	Partial	17:35:57	122	57	1.1367	0.7228

See also

• List of solar eclipses in the 18th century
• List of solar eclipses in the 19th century
• List of solar eclipses in the 21st century

References

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