This list of solar eclipses seen from China describes precise visibility information for solar eclipses and major cities in China.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Eclipses can be total, annular, or partial. The zone of a total eclipse where the sky appears dark is often just a few miles wide. This is known as the path of totality.
An eclipse that is "visible from Asia" in general terms might not be visible at all at a specific location. E.g., parts of Sri Lanka may fall into darkness for a few seconds, people in Indonesia, India, and Pakistan enjoy the partial eclipse, and Beijing may be too far away to fall under the Moon's shadow.
Occasionally a major city lies in the direct path of an annular or total eclipse, which is of great interest to astronomy buffs â some people make travel arrangements years in advance to observe eclipses. Nearly two-thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans, thus a total eclipse at a major metropolitan area where hotels and amenities are available is an event of considerable interest.
Eclipses were of great interest to ancient Chinese astronomers, who viewed them as omens. Many are recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals and in the Twenty-Four Histories, which has been helpful to historians in assigning absolute dates to events from Chinese history.
Eclipses between 1801 and 2200
1801-1900
1901-2000
2001-2100
2101-2200
Last and next eclipses for major cities
Eclipses between 1001 and 3000 for major cities
Beijing
Shanghai
Tianjin
Chongqing
Last and next eclipses for Hong Kong
- 0030 Nov 14 (total)
- 0060 Oct 13 (annular)
- 0073 Jul 23 (total)
- 0168 Dec 17 (annular)
- 0327 Jun 06 (total)
- 0392 Jul 07 (annular)
- 0438 Dec 03 (total)
- 0888 Apr 15 (annular)
- 1040 Dec 02 (hybrid)
- 1265 Jan 19 (annular)
- 1444 Nov 10 (hybrid)
- 1610 Dec 15 (annular)
- 1658 Jun 01 (annular)
- 1742 Mar 03 (total)
- 1785 Aug 05 (annular)
- 1789 Nov 17 (hybrid)
- (total)
- 1955 Dec 14 (annular)
- 1958 Apr 19 (annular)
- 2012 May 20 (annular)
- 2320 May 9 (annular)
- 2685 Mar 27 (annular)
- 2867 Dec 17 (annular)
- 2881 Mar 21 (total)
- 2888 May 2 (annular)
- 2907 Oct 28 (annular)
- 2910 Aug 26 (hybrid)
- 2935 Apr 24 (total)
Last and next eclipses for Macau
- -1012 Nov 14 (annular)
- -0979 Feb 19 (annular)
- -0665 Mar 27 (total)
- -0624 Jul 19 (annular)
- -0143 Sep 08 (annular)
- -0122 Jan 23 (annular)
- 0030 Nov 14 (total)
- 0060 Oct 13 (annular)
- 0168 Dec 17 (annular)
- 0327 Jun 06 (total)
- 0438 Dec 03 (total)
- 0888 Apr 15 (annular)
- 1040 Feb 15 (hybrid)
- 1265 Jan 19 (annular)
- 1610 Dec 15 (annular)
- 1658 Jan 01 (annular)
- 1742 Jun 03 (total)
- 1785 Aug 05 (annular)
- (total)
- 2012 May 20 (annular)
- 2685 Mar 27 (annular)
- 2867 Dec 17 (annular)
- 2881 Mar 21 (total)
- 2888 May 2 (annular)
- 2907 Oct 28 (annular)
- 2910 Aug 26 (hybrid)
- 2935 Apr 24 (total)