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March 31, 2071 Annular 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/West Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 82.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 31 at 12:12:57Mar 31 at 8:12:57 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 31 at 13:16:27Mar 31 at 9:16:27 am
Maximum EclipseMar 31 at 14:59:44Mar 31 at 10:59:44 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 31 at 16:43:08Mar 31 at 12:43:08 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 31 at 17:46:30Mar 31 at 1:46:30 pm

* 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 27, 2074

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Angola
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:19 pm WAT6:17 pm WAT1m, 5s
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:18 am CLST12:45 pm ART31m, 33s
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:30 am BRT2:17 pm BRT47m, 33s
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:14 am CLST12:12 pm CLST3m, 14s
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:21 pm WAT2m, 30s
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:16 pm WAT2m, 11s
Gabon
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:32 pm WAT1m, 3s
Paraguay
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:27 am ART11:46 am PYT3m, 46s
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm CET6:32 pm CET---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am 11:57 am ---
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:28 pm GMT6:46 pm WAT---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:23 am BOT11:42 am AMT---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm SAST6:40 pm CAT---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm GMT5:43 pm GMT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CAT6:09 pm CAT---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm CVT4:18 pm CVT---
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm WAT6:34 pm WAT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm WAT6:11 pm WAT---
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WAT6:18 pm WAT---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am PET9:46 am PET---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am PET9:10 am PET---
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm EET6:35 pm EET---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:24 pm WAT6:44 pm WAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm SAST5:54 pm SAST---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm CAT5:56 pm CAT---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am FKST12:02 pm FKST---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am GFT1:03 pm GFT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm GMT5:33 pm GMT---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GMT5:42 pm GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GMT5:35 pm GMT---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am GYT12:41 pm BRT---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm EAT5:50 pm CAT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm SAST6:08 pm SAST---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm GMT5:43 pm GMT---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm WAT7:21 pm EET---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CAT5:51 pm CAT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT5:41 pm GMT---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm GMT5:36 pm GMT---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WEST6:14 pm WEST---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm SAST6:00 pm CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm CAT6:15 pm WAT---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 pm WAT6:42 pm WAT---
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm WAT6:46 pm WAT---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am PET10:06 am PET---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm CAT6:10 pm CAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm GMT5:31 pm GMT---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm GMT5:41 pm GMT---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm GMT5:36 pm GMT---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm GMT5:40 pm GMT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm SAST6:52 pm SAST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am GST1:15 pm GST---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm CAT5:33 pm WAT---
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WAT5:44 pm WAT---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am BRT12:52 pm GFT---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm CAT6:07 pm CAT---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm CAT6:07 pm CAT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am ART12:36 pm UYT---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am AMT11:03 am VET---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm GMT5:17 pm GMT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm WAT5:35 pm WAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 pm CAT6:20 pm CAT---

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

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: March 15–16, 2071 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse