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

• 29 May 1919: this total eclipse was photographed by Arthur Eddington to verify general relativity^[2]
• 20 June 1955: longest total eclipse between 1901 and 2000, lasting a maximum of 7 minutes and 8 seconds^[3]
• 30 June 1973: a Concorde jet flew along the path, thereby extending the length of totality to 74 min.^[4]
• 29 March 1987: second hybrid eclipse in less than one year, the first being on 1986 October 3.
• 31 July 2000: the second solar eclipse within one calendar month, the first being on 2000 July 1.

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

References

1. "NASA — Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses". NASA. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
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