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September 12, 2072 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: Europe, Asia, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 82.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 12 at 06:55:50Sep 12 at 2:55:50 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 12 at 08:27:30Sep 12 at 4:27:30 am
Maximum EclipseSep 12 at 08:58:05Sep 12 at 4:58:05 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 12 at 09:28:49Sep 12 at 5:28:49 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 12 at 11:00:22Sep 12 at 7:00:22 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 Aug 3, 2073

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:07 am EET6:33 pm ULAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm TMT3:02 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am CEST10:18 am CEST
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am AMT1:33 pm AMT
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST10:36 am CEST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am AZT1:45 pm AZT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm BST4:56 pm BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST12:13 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:26 am CEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm CST4:25 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am CEST10:28 am CEST
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am CEST11:48 am EEST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm ICT5:56 pm ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 am EDT5:11 am EDT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:18 pm 6:00 pm ICT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:31 am CEST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST10:42 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:10 pm EEST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am WEST9:41 am WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:16 pm EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:23 am CEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am MSK1:35 pm GET
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:45 am CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am EEST11:33 am EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am 8:11 am
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am BST9:13 am BST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CST6:30 pm HKT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am CEST10:46 am CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am GMT8:45 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:36 pm PKT5:27 pm MMT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am EEST3:12 pm PKT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am AST12:26 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am IST9:25 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am BST9:25 am BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am CEST10:23 am CEST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 pm JST6:54 pm JST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am BST9:11 am BST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am MSK3:32 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am CEST10:24 am CEST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:13 pm 6:32 pm CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm ICT6:00 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:08 pm EEST
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am CEST10:19 am CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:05 pm EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST10:24 am CEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm CST6:31 pm CST
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am EEST11:59 am EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am CEST9:55 am CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm 6:44 pm ULAT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am CEST10:21 am CEST
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm CST5:30 pm MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm NPT4:38 pm NPT
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:34 am CEST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm KST6:56 pm KST
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am CEST10:24 am CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST11:18 am CEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm GST1:37 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm PKT3:37 pm PKT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm 6:04 pm
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST10:58 am CEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am EEST11:55 am EEST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am CEST10:08 am CEST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am CEST11:35 am EEST
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CEST10:29 am CEST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm KST6:53 pm KST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST11:11 am CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST10:20 am CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am EEST12:14 pm EEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm CST6:13 pm CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm UZT6:33 pm CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm ICT5:59 pm ICT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am EEST12:58 pm IRST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm TMT3:20 pm TMT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am MSK12:24 pm EEST
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm GST1:26 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am BST9:42 am BST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm AQTT4:27 pm KGT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm ICT6:00 pm ICT
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am EEST12:03 pm EEST

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: August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse