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July 24, 2055 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/East Africa, Atlantic, 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 77.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 24 at 07:36:25Jul 24 at 3:36:25 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 24 at 08:51:51Jul 24 at 4:51:51 am
Maximum EclipseJul 24 at 09:56:32Jul 24 at 5:56:32 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 24 at 11:01:11Jul 24 at 7:01:11 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 24 at 12:16:30Jul 24 at 8:16:30 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 Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 5, 2057

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
South Africa
Total Solar Eclipse
10:03 am SAST1:44 pm SAST27m, 26s
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am WAT1:14 pm CAT---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm 2:21 pm ---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CAT1:33 pm SAST---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am FNT7:18 am FNT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CAT12:59 pm CAT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am WAT10:58 am WAT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am WAT10:56 am WAT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm EAT2:42 pm EAT---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am WAT11:23 am WAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am WAT1:23 pm CAT---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am WAT10:47 am WAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am SAST1:41 pm SAST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am 5:01 pm TFT---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am WAT11:12 am WAT---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EAT2:13 pm EAT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am SAST1:36 pm SAST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EAT3:02 pm EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CAT1:39 pm CAT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:54 pm MUT4:04 pm MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm EAT2:44 pm EAT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am CAT1:46 pm CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am WAT1:19 pm CAT---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm RET4:04 pm RET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CAT1:53 pm EAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am GMT10:14 am GMT---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am GMT9:37 am GMT---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm SCT3:36 pm SCT---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm EAT1:58 pm EAT---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am GST8:20 am GST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am CAT12:14 pm CAT---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CAT1:34 pm CAT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am CAT1:50 pm EAT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:09 am WAT1:30 pm CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am CAT1:38 pm CAT---

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 eclipse633,000,0006.63%
At least 10% partial451,000,0004.72%
At least 20% partial338,000,0003.54%
At least 30% partial269,000,0002.82%
At least 40% partial201,000,0002.11%
At least 50% partial138,000,0001.45%
At least 60% partial99,500,0001.04%
At least 70% partial85,300,0000.89%
At least 80% partial66,400,0000.69%
At least 90% partial29,700,0000.31%
Totality or annularity4,240,0000.04%

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: August 7, 2055 — Partial Lunar Eclipse