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September 23, 2071 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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: West in Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 82.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 23 at 14:37:34Sep 23 at 10:37:34 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 23 at 15:36:02Sep 23 at 11:36:02 am
Maximum EclipseSep 23 at 17:19:10Sep 23 at 1:19:10 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 23 at 19:02:13Sep 23 at 3:02:13 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 23 at 20:00:47Sep 23 at 4:00:47 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 12, 2072

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
11:23 am COT5:00 pm BRT
Colombia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:34 am COT2:30 pm COT
French Guiana
Total Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm GFT4:47 pm GFT
Guyana
Total Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm VET4:44 pm BRT
Mexico
Total Solar Eclipse
7:40 am PDT1:21 pm EST
Suriname
Total Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm SRT4:45 pm SRT
Venezuela
Total Solar Eclipse
10:58 am COT3:36 pm VET
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 pm CET7:28 pm WEST
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:15 pm AST3:09 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm AST3:13 pm AST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm BOT4:26 pm ART
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm AST3:10 pm AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm AST3:24 pm AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am CST12:22 pm CST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm ADT3:29 pm ADT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am PET3:40 pm AMT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:12 pm AST3:07 pm AST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 pm GMT6:15 pm GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm CVT6:34 pm CVT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am PDT2:52 pm ADT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm AST3:14 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am EST1:37 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm PET2:16 pm PET
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am CST12:47 pm CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 pm GMT6:28 pm GMT
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am CDT2:47 pm CDT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm AST3:13 pm AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:24 pm AST3:18 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:50 am AST3:01 pm AST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am GALT2:14 pm ECT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CST12:27 pm CST
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm GMT7:02 pm GMT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 pm GMT6:06 pm GMT
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm AST3:24 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm AST3:16 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CST12:23 pm CST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm GMT6:55 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 pm GMT7:02 pm GMT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:44 am EDT2:56 pm EDT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am CST12:37 pm CST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am EST1:48 pm EST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm GMT6:40 pm GMT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm GMT6:43 pm GMT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm AST3:20 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 pm WEST7:03 pm GMT
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm AST3:14 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 pm WEST8:03 pm WEST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am CST12:42 pm CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am EST2:02 pm COT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm PYT3:35 pm BOT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am ECT2:27 pm PET
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 pm WEST7:58 pm WEST
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm AST3:06 pm AST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 pm GMT6:53 pm GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm AST3:12 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm AST3:21 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm AST3:09 pm AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:59 pm PMDT3:36 pm PMDT
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm AST3:23 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm GMT7:05 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm GMT6:48 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm AST3:09 pm AST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 pm WEST8:06 pm WEST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:18 pm AST3:10 pm AST
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:28 am EDT2:47 pm EDT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm AST3:28 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am EDT2:50 pm EDT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:43 am EDT2:49 pm EDT
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm AST3:08 pm AST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am PDT2:25 pm EDT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 pm WEST8:03 pm WEST

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)

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: September 9, 2071 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse