Solar Eclipse Locations, Dates & Times 2013

Where to see the eclipse

Continents seeing at least a partial eclipse:

• Parts of Europe


• Parts of Asia


• Africa


• Parts of North America


• Parts of South America


• Pacific


• Atlantic


• Indian Ocean

Total eclipse visible in:

Locations near the shadow's path:

• Gulu, Uganda

Partial eclipse visible in:

• Hamilton, Bermuda


• New York, New York, U.S.A.


• Freetown, Sierra Leone


• Monrovia, Liberia


• Accra, Ghana


• Lagos, Nigeria


• São Tomé, Sao Tome and Principe

• Malabo, Equatorial Guinea


• Port-Gentil, Gabon


• Libreville, Gabon


• Yaoundé, Cameroon


• Brazzaville, Congo


• Kinshasa, Congo Dem.Rep.


• Bangui, Central African Republic

• Juba, South Sudan


• Kigali, Rwanda


• Kampala, Uganda


• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia


• Nairobi, Kenya


• Mogadishu, Somalia

When the eclipse happens worldwide

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.

Event	UTC Time	Time in Chicago*
First location to see partial eclipse begin	Nov 3 at 10:05 AM	Nov 3 at 4:05 AM
First location to see full Eclipse begin	Nov 3 at 11:06 AM	Nov 3 at 5:06 AM
Maximum Eclipse	Nov 3 at 12:49 PM	Nov 3 at 6:49 AM
Last location to see full Eclipse end	Nov 3 at 2:28 PM	Nov 3 at 8:28 AM
Last location to see partial Eclipse end	Nov 3 at 3:28 PM	Nov 3 at 9:28 AM

* Local times shown do not refer to when the eclipse can be observed from Chicago. Instead, they indicate the times when the eclipse begins, is at its max, and ends, somewhere else on earth. The corresponding local times are useful if you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam.
Eclipses viewable in Chicago.

Observers in the eastern coast of the United States, northern South America, southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa will be able to see a partial eclipse.

The eclipse will reach its maximum over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Liberia.

The whole eclipse will be visible to observers in Gabon, Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Other eclipses in 2013

• A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 25, 2013


• An annular solar eclipse on May 9-10, 2013


• Penumbral lunar eclipse on October 18-19, 2013

Eclipses during year 2013

• Apr 25, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse


• May 9 – May 10, 2013 Annular Solar Eclipse


• Oct 18 – Oct 19, 2013 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse


• Nov 3, 2013 Total Solar Eclipse (Currently shown)