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July 22, 2028 Total Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 70.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 22 at 00:27:37Jul 21 at 8:27:37 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 22 at 01:30:43Jul 21 at 9:30:43 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 22 at 02:55:29Jul 21 at 10:55:29 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 22 at 04:20:04Jul 22 at 12:20:04 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 22 at 05:23:11Jul 22 at 1:23:11 am

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 25, 2030

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:07 am AWST3:49 pm LHST1h, 16m, 24s
Christmas Island
Total Solar Eclipse
7:39 am CXT10:25 am CXT4m, 20s
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
7:03 am CCT9:35 am CCT3m, 40s
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm NZST5:23 pm NZST5m, 23s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am DAVT2:36 pm DDUT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am IOT8:22 am IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am MYT11:25 am MYT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am ICT9:47 am ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CST10:28 am CST---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am TLT1:19 pm TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:32 pm TOT6:08 pm TOT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am TFT8:05 am TFT---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am HKT10:03 am HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am IST8:01 am IST---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am WIB1:42 pm WIT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am ICT9:38 am ICT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am CST10:04 am CST---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am MYT11:33 am MYT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am MVT7:13 am MVT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am MUT6:30 am MUT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CHUT3:08 pm PONT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am MMT9:03 am MMT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm NCT4:13 pm NCT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm NUT5:39 pm NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm NFT4:19 pm NFT---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am 1:01 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am WIT2:53 pm PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am 11:44 am ---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am SGT11:04 am SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:48 pm SBT3:53 pm SBT---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am IST7:41 am IST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am ICT9:50 am ICT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm TOT6:03 pm TOT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm VUT4:08 pm VUT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am ICT9:54 am ICT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse1,000,000,00012.65%
At least 10% partial653,000,0008.19%
At least 20% partial493,000,0006.18%
At least 30% partial394,000,0004.94%
At least 40% partial353,000,0004.43%
At least 50% partial319,000,0004.00%
At least 60% partial276,000,0003.47%
At least 70% partial241,000,0003.02%
At least 80% partial206,000,0002.58%
At least 90% partial138,000,0001.73%
Totality or annularity6,350,0000.08%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: July 6, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse