October 14, 2023 — Great American Eclipse (Annular Solar Eclipse)

This annular eclipse is viewable from the USA, followed by parts of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Brazil. (The timeanddate team will broadcast the eclipse LIVE from the world-famous city of Roswell, New Mexico.)

This eclipse was visible in Wichita - go to local timings and animation

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: West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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This eclipse was visible in Wichita - go to local timings and animation

Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

Annularity, where the Sun forms a ‘ring of fire’ around the Moon, is visible along a narrow path that crosses the USA from Oregon to Texas. It then passes over Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, plus parts of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Brazil. Elsewhere in the Americas—from Alaska to Argentina—a partial eclipse will be visible.

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 69.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Wichita*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Oct 14 at 15:03:50 Oct 14 at 10:03:50 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Oct 14 at 16:10:11 Oct 14 at 11:10:11 am
Maximum Eclipse Oct 14 at 17:59:32 Oct 14 at 12:59:32 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse end Oct 14 at 19:49:01 Oct 14 at 2:49:01 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Oct 14 at 20:55:16 Oct 14 at 3:55:16 pm

* 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. Please note that the local times for Wichita are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Wichita.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Wichita

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 2, 2024

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start End Annularity Duration
Belize
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:50 am CST 1:22 pm CST 9m, 3s
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm COT 5:55 pm BRT 55m, 33s
Colombia
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:12 am COT 3:35 pm PET 38m, 23s
Costa Rica
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:09 am CST 1:52 pm CST 8m, 25s
Guatemala
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:48 am CST 1:24 pm CST 3m, 26s
Honduras
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CST 1:35 pm CST 13m, 9s
Mexico
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:09 am PDT 2:19 pm EST 14m, 46s
Nicaragua
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CST 1:44 pm CST 15m, 59s
Panama
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:18 am CST 3:03 pm EST 14m, 40s
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:04 am PDT 3:13 pm EDT 45m, 35s
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:55 pm AST 3:54 pm AST ---
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm AST 3:59 pm AST ---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm BOT 5:46 pm ART ---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm AST 4:03 pm AST ---
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm AST 4:12 pm AST ---
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm ADT 4:08 pm ADT ---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm PET 4:51 pm AMT ---
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm AST 3:52 pm AST ---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm CVT 6:19 pm CVT ---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am PDT 3:32 pm ADT ---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:48 pm AST 4:06 pm AST ---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:02 am EST 2:29 pm EST ---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm PET 4:42 pm BOT ---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:51 am CDT 3:36 pm CDT ---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm AST 4:05 pm AST ---
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm AST 4:05 pm AST ---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm AST 3:48 pm AST ---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am GALT 3:23 pm ECT ---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CST 1:31 pm CST ---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm SRT 5:40 pm GFT ---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 pm GMT 6:47 pm GMT ---
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:36 pm ADT 2:34 pm ADT ---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST 4:13 pm AST ---
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm AST 4:03 pm AST ---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 pm GMT 6:41 pm GMT ---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 pm GMT 6:47 pm GMT ---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:20 pm VET 5:38 pm BRT ---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm EDT 3:45 pm EDT ---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am EST 2:39 pm EST ---
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST 4:07 pm AST ---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm GMT 6:44 pm GMT ---
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm AST 4:00 pm AST ---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 pm WEST 7:42 pm WEST ---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm PYST 4:50 pm BOT ---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am ECT 3:43 pm PET ---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm AZOST 7:05 pm AZOST ---
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm AST 3:52 pm AST ---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm GMT 6:49 pm GMT ---
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm AST 3:58 pm AST ---
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST 4:09 pm AST ---
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm AST 3:55 pm AST ---
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm PMDT 4:22 pm PMDT ---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AST 4:12 pm AST ---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 pm GMT 6:49 pm GMT ---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 pm GMT 6:35 pm GMT ---
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm AST 3:55 pm AST ---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 pm WEST 7:42 pm WEST ---
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm AST 3:55 pm AST ---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm SRT 5:39 pm GFT ---
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am EDT 3:34 pm EDT ---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm AST 4:18 pm AST ---
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm EDT 3:36 pm EDT ---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:19 pm EDT 8:39 am SST ---
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:50 pm AST 3:54 pm AST ---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm BRT 5:37 pm UYT ---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am COT 4:33 pm AMT ---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 pm WEST 7:43 pm WEST ---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing... Number of People* Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse 1,100,000,000 13.73%
At least 10% partial 1,020,000,000 12.76%
At least 20% partial 979,000,000 12.18%
At least 30% partial 892,000,000 11.09%
At least 40% partial 782,000,000 9.72%
At least 50% partial 659,000,000 8.20%
At least 60% partial 545,000,000 6.78%
At least 70% partial 396,000,000 4.93%
At least 80% partial 224,000,000 2.79%
At least 90% partial 28,800,000 0.36%
Totality or annularity 32,700,000 0.41%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: October 28, 2023 — Partial Lunar Eclipse