This catalog has a page for every solar eclipse from 2000 BC to 3000 AD, 11,898 in all, shown in groups of 20 years at a time. You can go to any eclipse by selecting the milennium, century and 20-year period from the navigation tabs above; then click on an eclipse's date in the list below to to go its page.

You can see the lunar eclipses or the combined eclipse catalog by clicking "Lunar Eclipses" or "All Eclipses" in the top-right tabs.

Solar Eclipses, 1941–1960 AD

The following chart shows the paths of the total (in blue), annular (in red), and hybrid (with a yellow outline) solar eclipses. Use the zoom controls on the left to zoom in and out; hover over the marker in the middle of an eclipse track to see information on that eclipse. Bear in mind that for each eclipse shown, a partial eclipse is visible over a much wider area.

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Note that eclipse dates are specified relative to UT. You have not selected a timezone for eclipse timings, so all times are shown in UT (essentially GMT).
27 Mar, 1941 AD
max: 20:07 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros 138)
A small annular eclipse covered only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 276 km wide at maximum, and lasted 7 minutes and 41 seconds. 		   
21 Sep, 1941 AD
max: 04:33 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.04; Saros 143)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 22 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a path up to 143 km wide. 		   
16 Mar, 1942 AD
max: 23:36 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.64; Saros 148)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 64% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
12 Aug, 1942 AD
max: 02:44 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.06; Saros 115)
With only 6% of the Sun covered at maximum eclipse, this was a very marginal eclipse at best, and rather uninteresting. 		   
10 Sep, 1942 AD
max: 15:39 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.52; Saros 153)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 52% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.
4 Feb, 1943 AD
max: 23:37 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.03; Saros 120)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 2 minutes and 39 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 229 km wide. 		   
1 Aug, 1943 AD
max: 04:15 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros 125)
The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a very broad path, 367 km wide at maximum. 		   
25 Jan, 1944 AD
max: 15:26 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.04; Saros 130)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 4 minutes and 9 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a path up to 146 km wide. 		   
20 Jul, 1944 AD
max: 05:42 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 135)
A large annular eclipse covered 97% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a path up to 108 km wide; it lasted 3 minutes and 42 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
14 Jan, 1945 AD
max: 05:01 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.00; Saros 140)
A large annular eclipse covered over 99% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a narrow path at most 12 km wide; it lasted just 15 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
9 Jul, 1945 AD
max: 13:27 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.02; Saros 145)
The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 15 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a path up to 92 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing. 		   
3 Jan, 1946 AD
max: 12:15 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.55; Saros 150)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 55% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
30 May, 1946 AD
max: 20:59 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.89; Saros 117)
This was a deep partial eclipse, with 89% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This provided a significant spectacle for those who saw it. 		   
29 Jun, 1946 AD
max: 03:51 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.18; Saros 155)
With only 18% of the Sun covered at maximum eclipse, this was a very marginal eclipse at best, and rather uninteresting.
23 Nov, 1946 AD
max: 17:36 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.78; Saros 122)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 78% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
20 May, 1947 AD
max: 13:47 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.06; Saros 127)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 5 minutes and 13 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 196 km wide. 		   
12 Nov, 1947 AD
max: 20:05 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 132)
The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a path up to 135 km wide. 		   
9 May, 1948 AD
max: 02:25 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.00; Saros 137)
A large annular eclipse covered over 99% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in only an extremely narrow strip; however, it was fleeting, lasting just moments at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
1 Nov, 1948 AD
max: 05:58 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.02; Saros 142)
The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 56 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a path up to 84 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing. 		   
28 Apr, 1949 AD
max: 07:48 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.61; Saros 147)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 61% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
21 Oct, 1949 AD
max: 21:12 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.96; Saros 152)
This was a deep partial eclipse, with 96% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This provided a significant spectacle for those who saw it. 		   
18 Mar, 1950 AD
max: 15:31 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.96; Saros 119)
The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting just moments and covering only an extremely narrow strip. 		   
12 Sep, 1950 AD
max: 03:38 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.02; Saros 124)
The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 14 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a path up to 134 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing. 		   
7 Mar, 1951 AD
max: 20:53 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.99; Saros 129)
A large annular eclipse covered 99% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a narrow path at most 38 km wide; it lasted 59 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
1 Sep, 1951 AD
max: 12:51 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 134)
A large annular eclipse covered 97% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a path up to 91 km wide; it lasted 2 minutes and 36 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
25 Feb, 1952 AD
max: 09:11 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.04; Saros 139)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 9 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a path up to 138 km wide. 		   
20 Aug, 1952 AD
max: 15:13 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros 144)
The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 40 seconds and covering a very broad path, 264 km wide at maximum. 		   
14 Feb, 1953 AD
max: 00:59 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.76; Saros 149)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 76% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
11 Jul, 1953 AD
max: 02:43 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.20; Saros 116)
A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 20% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest. 		   
9 Aug, 1953 AD
max: 15:54 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.37; Saros 154)
A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 37% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.
5 Jan, 1954 AD
max: 02:31 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.97; Saros 121)
A large annular eclipse covered 97% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 278 km wide at maximum; it lasted 1 minute and 42 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
30 Jun, 1954 AD
10:00–15:03 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.04; Saros 126)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 2 minutes and 35 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a path up to 153 km wide. It was seen across the central U.S., north-eastern Canada, southern Greenland, Iceland, and Scandinavia, eastern Europe, and the Middle East and into India. The partial eclipse was visible over the eastern U.S., Europe, the Middle East, western Asia, and north-east Africa. 		   
25 Dec, 1954 AD
max: 07:36 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.93; Saros 131)
A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 262 km wide at maximum, and lasted 7 minutes and 39 seconds. 		   
20 Jun, 1955 AD
max: 04:10 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.08; Saros 136)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 7 minutes and 8 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 254 km wide at maximum. 		   
14 Dec, 1955 AD
max: 07:01 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.92; Saros 141)
A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 346 km wide at maximum, and lasted 12 minutes and 9 seconds. 		   
8 Jun, 1956 AD
max: 21:20 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.06; Saros 146)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 4 minutes and 45 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 429 km wide at maximum. 		   
2 Dec, 1956 AD
max: 08:00 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.80; Saros 151)
This was a deep partial eclipse, with 80% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This provided a significant spectacle for those who saw it. 		   
30 Apr, 1957 AD
max: 00:04 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.98; Saros 118)
A large annular eclipse covered 98% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in only an extremely narrow strip; however, it was fleeting, lasting just moments at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
23 Oct, 1957 AD
max: 04:53 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.00; Saros 123)
A fleeting total eclipse covered only an extremely narrow strip and lasted for just moments at the point of maximum eclipse. 		   
19 Apr, 1958 AD
max: 03:26 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros 128)
The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 7 minutes and 7 seconds and covering a broad path up to 228 km wide. 		   
12 Oct, 1958 AD
max: 20:54 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.06; Saros 133)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 5 minutes and 11 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 209 km wide. 		   
8 Apr, 1959 AD
max: 03:23 UT
Annular Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.94; Saros 138)
The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 7 minutes and 26 seconds and covering a very broad path, 247 km wide at maximum. 		   
2 Oct, 1959 AD
max: 12:26 UT
Total Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 1.03; Saros 143)
A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 2 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a path up to 120 km wide. 		   
27 Mar, 1960 AD
max: 07:24 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.71; Saros 148)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 71% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle. 		   
20 Sep, 1960 AD
max: 22:59 UT
Partial Solar Eclipse
(umbral mag. 0.61; Saros 153)
A moderate partial eclipse, with 61% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.