# Total solar eclipse December 14, 2020

> Total solar eclipse Dec 14, 2020, 4:13 PM: UTC timings, visibility in 17 countries, zodiac degree and saros series.

Source: https://app.astroway.info/en/eclipses/solar/2020-12-14

Greatest eclipse (UTC)

Dec 14, 2020, 4:13 PM

Saros series

142 (23) · 4 South

Zodiac degree

23°08′ Sagittarius

Path width

93.5 km

Duration of totality

2 min 9 s

Countries with visibility

17

## Eclipse timeline

1.  Partial phase begins Dec 14, 2020, 1:33 PM
2.  Totality begins Dec 14, 2020, 2:32 PM
3.  Greatest eclipse Dec 14, 2020, 4:13 PM
4.  Totality ends Dec 14, 2020, 5:54 PM
5.  Partial phase ends Dec 14, 2020, 6:53 PM

Times are UTC for the whole Earth. Use the calculator below for your own city.

## Visibility map

The band is where the eclipse is central (total or annular), the line inside follows the greatest phase, and the circle marks the point of maximum.

## Where and when it is visible

| Country | Local maximum | Magnitude | Obscuration |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chile Santiago | 12/14/20, 1:01 PM | 0.83 | 79% |
| Uruguay Montevideo | 12/14/20, 1:37 PM | 0.79 | 74% |
| Argentina Buenos Aires | 12/14/20, 1:32 PM | 0.79 | 74% |
| Falkland Islands Stanley | 12/14/20, 1:35 PM | 0.71 | 65% |
| Pitcairn Islands Adamstown | 12/14/20, 6:48 AM | 0.62 | 53% |
| South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Grytviken | 12/14/20, 3:00 PM | 0.62 | 53% |
| Namibia Windhoek | 12/14/20, 7:29 PM | 0.56 | 46% |
| Paraguay Asunción | 12/14/20, 1:31 PM | 0.48 | 38% |
| Brazil São Paulo | 12/14/20, 2:05 PM | 0.43 | 32% |
| Bolivia La Paz | 12/14/20, 11:47 AM | 0.29 | 18% |
| Peru Lima | 12/14/20, 10:16 AM | 0.28 | 17% |
| St. Helena Georgetown | 12/14/20, 6:02 PM | 0.26 | 15% |
| French Polynesia Faaa | 12/14/20, 5:20 AM | 0.23 | 13% |
| Lesotho Maseru | 12/14/20, 7:02 PM | 0.15 | 7% |
| Angola Luanda | 12/14/20, 6:18 PM | 0.14 | 6% |
| Botswana Gaborone | 12/14/20, 6:58 PM | 0.04 | 1% |
| São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé | 12/14/20, 5:28 PM | 0.04 | 1% |

## Your city

Enter a city to see the exact phase timings for it, in local time.

## Astrological layer

The eclipse falls on 23°08′ Sagittarius and belongs to saros series 142 (4 South). A series repeats an eclipse roughly every 18 years and 11 days, shifted westward.