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Partial phases of the solar eclipse of 2001 December 14 will be visible throughtout much of the United States, except for New England.
For eclipse visibility across the nation, please see the USA maps in either Low, Medium or High resolution.
The following table lists times (Local Standard Time) and local circumstances at maximum eclipse for a number of cities in the eastern United States.
Please note that times are given using the 24 hour 'military style' time.
To convert times later than 12:59 to 'pm', just subtract 12 hours from the time.
The predictions include the times of beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse, the magnitude (expressed as a decimal fraction), the altitude of the Sun during the eclipse and the duration of the eclipse from start to finish.
Cities are listed alphabetically by state and city.
Click on a city of your choice and get a preview of how maximum eclipse will appear.
Each eclipse GIF is only 31 kBytes in size, so access time should be fast.
From much of the the eastern USA, the eclipse will still be in progress at sunset. This should make for a memorable sight!
Unfortunately, the eclipse will not be visible from most of New England or eastern Canada.
Extreme care must be taken when looking at the Sun.
There are a number of ways to Safely View the Eclipse which you should consider.
Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or through any optical device (e.g. - camera, binoculars or telescope).
There are a several types of Solar Filters designed specifically for eclipse viewing which are available from a number of filter manufacturers and distributors.
You can also use the pinhole projection method to safely watch the eclipse.
If you find problems with any of the links on this page, kindly bring them to the attention of Fred Espenak (espenak@gsfc.nasa.gov).
Definitions for columns in the table below are as follows:
Eclipse Begins - Local Time of the beginning of the eclipse.
Maximum Eclipse - Local Time of the maximum phase of the eclipse.
Eclipse Ends - Local Time of the end of the eclipse.
Mag. - Eclipse Magnitude is the fraction of Sun's diameter eclipsed by the Moon at maximum eclipse.
Sun Alt. - Altitude of Sun above horizon at maximum eclipse (in degrees).
Duration Partial Eclipse - Complete length of the eclipse from start to finish (in hours and minutes).
If the time is followed by the letter 'r', the event occurs at sunrise.
If the time is followed by the letter 's', the event occurs at sunset.
Eastern United States
Birmingham, AL 15:08 16:12 16:38s 0.392 4° 01h30m
Huntsville, AL 15:08 16:11 16:34s 0.370 4° 01h26m
Mobile, AL 15:06 16:15 16:49s 0.440 6° 01h43m
Montgomery, AL 15:08 16:14 16:38s 0.421 4° 01h30m
Bridgeport, CT 16:13 16:21s - 0.077 0° 00h08m
Hartford, CT 16:13 16:17s - 0.040 0° 00h04m
New Haven, CT 16:13 16:20s - 0.064 0° 00h06m
Stamford, CT 16:13 16:23s - 0.095 0° 00h10m
Waterbury, CT 16:13 16:19s - 0.061 0° 00h06m
Dover, DE 16:13 16:37s - 0.219 0° 00h23m
Washington, DC 16:13 16:44s - 0.269 0° 00h31m
Daytona Beach, FL 16:13 17:21 17:25s 0.544 1° 01h12m
Fort Lauderdale, FL 16:14 17:25 17:28s 0.625 1° 01h14m
Gainesville, FL 16:12 17:20 17:29s 0.520 2° 01h17m
Hialeah, FL 16:14 17:25 17:30s 0.631 1° 01h16m
Hollywood, FL 16:14 17:25 17:29s 0.628 1° 01h15m
Jacksonville, FL 16:12 17:20 17:25s 0.512 1° 01h13m
Miami, FL 16:14 17:25 17:29s 0.633 1° 01h15m
Orlando, FL 16:13 17:22 17:28s 0.555 1° 01h15m
Pensacola, FL 15:07 16:16 16:47s 0.454 6° 01h40m
St. Petersburg, FL 16:12 17:22 17:35s 0.560 2° 01h23m
Sarasota, FL 16:12 17:22 17:35s 0.571 2° 01h23m
Tallahassee, FL 16:10 17:18 17:35s 0.483 3° 01h25m
Tampa, FL 16:12 17:22 17:34s 0.558 2° 01h22m
West Palm Beach, FL 16:14 17:24 17:27s 0.612 1° 01h13m
Atlanta, GA 16:10 17:14 17:27s 0.410 2° 01h18m
Columbus, GA 16:09 17:15 17:33s 0.432 3° 01h24m
Macon, GA 16:10 17:16 17:27s 0.437 2° 01h17m
Savannah, GA 16:12 17:18 17:18s 0.479 0° 01h06m
Chicago, IL 15:08 15:59 16:17s 0.228 3° 01h09m
Peoria, IL 15:06 15:59 16:28s 0.233 4° 01h22m
Rockford, IL 15:07 15:57 16:21s 0.211 4° 01h14m
Springfield, IL 15:06 16:01 16:31s 0.248 5° 01h25m
Evansville, IN 16:07 17:05 17:28s 0.298 4° 01h21m
Fort Wayne, IN 16:09 17:03 17:09s 0.261 1° 01h00m
Gary, IN 15:08 16:00 16:17s 0.235 3° 01h09m
Indianapolis, IN 16:08 17:04 17:17s 0.277 2° 01h09m
Eastern United States
Frankfort, KY 16:09 17:07 17:17s 0.317 2° 01h08m
Lexington, KY 16:09 17:08 17:16s 0.323 2° 01h07m
Louisville, KY 16:09 17:07 17:20s 0.308 2° 01h12m
Baton Rouge, LA 15:02 16:12 17:03s 0.416 9° 02h00m
New Orleans, LA 15:04 16:14 16:59s 0.437 8° 01h56m
Shreveport, LA 15:00 16:07 17:06 0.351 11° 02h06m
Annapolis, MD 16:13 16:41s - 0.252 0° 00h28m
Baltimore, MD 16:13 16:41s - 0.247 0° 00h28m
Springfield, MA 16:13 16:16s - 0.024 0° 00h02m
Ann Arbor, MI 16:10 17:00s - 0.252 0° 00h50m
Battle Creek, MI 16:09 17:01 17:05s 0.240 1° 00h56m
Detroit, MI 16:10 16:57s - 0.254 0° 00h47m
Flint, MI 16:10 16:57s - 0.239 0° 00h47m
Grand Rapids, MI 16:09 16:59 17:05s 0.225 1° 00h56m
Lansing, MI 16:09 17:00 17:02s 0.238 0° 00h52m
Livonia, MI 16:10 16:58s - 0.251 0° 00h48m
Saginaw, MI 16:10 16:57s - 0.230 0° 00h47m
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 16:10 16:47s - 0.175 0° 00h37m
Sterling Heights, MI 16:10 16:56s - 0.249 0° 00h46m
Jackson, MS 15:04 16:11 16:54s 0.387 8° 01h50m
Elizabeth, NJ 16:13 16:27s - 0.131 0° 00h14m
Jersey City, NJ 16:13 16:26s - 0.125 0° 00h13m
Newark, NJ 16:13 16:27s - 0.128 0° 00h13m
Paterson, NJ 16:13 16:26s - 0.122 0° 00h13m
Trenton, NJ 16:13 16:30s - 0.163 0° 00h17m
Albany, NY 16:13 16:19s - 0.055 0° 00h06m
Buffalo, NY 16:12 16:38s - 0.201 0° 00h27m
New York, NY 16:13 16:26s - 0.123 0° 00h13m
Rochester, NY 16:12 16:32s - 0.165 0° 00h20m
Syracuse, NY 16:12 16:27s - 0.126 0° 00h15m
Yonkers, NY 16:13 16:25s - 0.112 0° 00h11m
Asheville, NC 16:11 17:13 17:15s 0.389 1° 01h04m
Charlotte, NC 16:12 17:09s - 0.409 0° 00h57m
Durham, NC 16:13 16:59s - 0.380 0° 00h47m
Greensboro, NC 16:12 17:03s - 0.387 0° 00h50m
Raleigh, NC 16:13 16:59s - 0.383 0° 00h46m
Winston-Salem, NC 16:12 17:05s - 0.388 0° 00h52m
Eastern United States
Akron, OH 16:11 16:55s - 0.278 0° 00h44m
Cincinnati, OH 16:09 17:06 17:13s 0.302 1° 01h03m
Cleveland, OH 16:11 16:54s - 0.270 0° 00h43m
Columbus, OH 16:10 17:04s - 0.300 0° 00h54m
Dayton, OH 16:10 17:05 17:10s 0.293 1° 01h00m
Lima, OH 16:10 17:04 17:06s 0.276 1° 00h57m
Steubenville, OH 16:11 16:53s - 0.289 0° 00h42m
Toledo, OH 16:10 17:01s - 0.264 0° 00h51m
Youngstown, OH 16:11 16:51s - 0.272 0° 00h40m
Allentown, PA 16:13 16:32s - 0.177 0° 00h19m
Erie, PA 16:11 16:46s - 0.241 0° 00h34m
Harrisburg, PA 16:13 16:39s - 0.227 0° 00h26m
Philadelphia, PA 16:13 16:33s - 0.184 0° 00h20m
Pittsburgh, PA 16:12 16:51s - 0.282 0° 00h39m
Scranton, PA 16:13 16:30s - 0.159 0° 00h18m
Charleston, SC 16:13 17:12s - 0.468 0° 00h59m
Columbia, SC 16:12 17:13s - 0.436 0° 01h01m
Greenville, SC 16:11 17:14 17:16s 0.406 1° 01h05m
Chattanooga, TN 16:09 17:11 17:28s 0.375 3° 01h19m
Knoxville, TN 16:10 17:11 17:20s 0.369 2° 01h10m
Memphis, TN 15:05 16:07 16:46s 0.331 7° 01h42m
Nashville, TN 15:08 16:09 16:31s 0.339 4° 01h23m
Alexandria, VA 16:13 16:44s - 0.271 0° 00h31m
Arlington, VA 16:13 16:44s - 0.271 0° 00h31m
Chesapeake, VA 16:13 16:41s - 0.251 0° 00h28m
Hampton, VA 16:14 16:46s - 0.303 0° 00h33m
Newport News, VA 16:14 16:47s - 0.305 0° 00h33m
Norfolk, VA 16:14 16:47s - 0.306 0° 00h33m
Portsmouth, VA 16:14 16:47s - 0.307 0° 00h33m
Richmond, VA 16:13 16:49s - 0.315 0° 00h36m
Virginia Beach, VA 16:14 16:45s - 0.298 0° 00h31m
Charleston, WV 16:11 17:04s - 0.338 0° 00h53m
Madison, WI 15:07 15:56 16:20s 0.195 4° 01h13m
Milwaukee, WI 15:08 15:57 16:14s 0.207 2° 01h06m
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented in this catalog is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the following acknowledgment:
WebMaster: Fred Espenak Planetary Systems Branch - Code 693 e-mail: espenak@gsfc.nasa.gov NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 USA
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