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September 3, 2081 Total Solar Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: Europe, Asia, West in Australia, Africa, North in North America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 85.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 3 at 06:32:39Sep 3 at 2:32:39 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 3 at 07:28:02Sep 3 at 3:28:02 am
Maximum EclipseSep 3 at 09:06:07Sep 3 at 5:06:07 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 3 at 10:44:17Sep 3 at 6:44:17 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 3 at 11:39:36Sep 3 at 7:39:36 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 23 – Aug 24, 2082

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Austria
Total Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CEST10:59 am CEST
Bahrain
Total Solar Eclipse
10:37 am AST1:18 pm AST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Total Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CEST11:04 am CEST
Bulgaria
Total Solar Eclipse
8:47 am CEST12:17 pm EEST
Croatia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:41 am CEST11:03 am CEST
France
Total Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CEST10:50 am CEST
Germany
Total Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CEST10:55 am CEST
Guernsey
Total Solar Eclipse
7:37 am BST9:40 am BST
Hungary
Total Solar Eclipse
8:43 am CEST11:05 am CEST
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm WIB6:29 pm WIB
Iran
Total Solar Eclipse
10:13 am EEST2:01 pm IRST
Iraq
Total Solar Eclipse
10:10 am AST1:06 pm AST
Italy
Total Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CEST11:04 am CEST
Jersey
Total Solar Eclipse
7:36 am BST9:40 am BST
Kuwait
Total Solar Eclipse
10:26 am AST1:09 pm AST
Liechtenstein
Total Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CEST10:51 am CEST
Maldives
Total Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm MVT4:25 pm MVT
Oman
Total Solar Eclipse
11:47 am GST2:41 pm GST
Qatar
Total Solar Eclipse
10:38 am AST1:21 pm AST
Romania
Total Solar Eclipse
8:46 am CEST12:16 pm EEST
Saudi Arabia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:10 am EEST2:34 pm GST
Serbia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CEST11:09 am CEST
Slovenia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:41 am CEST10:59 am CEST
Switzerland
Total Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CEST10:52 am CEST
Syria
Total Solar Eclipse
10:04 am EEST12:47 pm EEST
Turkey
Total Solar Eclipse
9:50 am EEST12:48 pm AST
United Arab Emirates
Total Solar Eclipse
11:42 am GST2:30 pm GST
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am IRST2:54 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CEST11:08 am CEST
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CET9:48 am CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am CEST10:41 am CEST
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am AMT1:17 pm IRST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm AWST6:16 pm AWST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am AMT1:20 pm IRST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:56 pm BST4:51 pm BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am CEST12:11 pm EEST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CEST10:47 am CEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:27 pm IST4:06 pm IST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm IOT3:30 pm MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm MYT6:28 pm MYT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am CVT6:33 am CVT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm ICT6:12 pm ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 am EDT4:32 am EDT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am WAT9:55 am WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am EET10:18 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm CST6:54 pm CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm CXT5:54 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm CCT5:59 pm CCT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CAT12:21 pm EAT
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am EEST12:35 pm EEST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CEST11:00 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am CEST10:54 am CEST
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 am EAT1:25 pm EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am EEST12:56 pm EEST
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am CAT1:23 pm EAT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am EEST12:01 pm EEST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am EAT1:40 pm EAT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am WEST9:39 am WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am EEST11:58 am EEST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm TFT3:56 pm TFT
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am MSK1:42 pm AZT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CEST10:29 am CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:45 am EEST12:23 pm EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am 7:36 am
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm HKT6:38 pm HKT
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am GMT8:37 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm PKT4:50 pm IST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am IST9:38 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am BST9:39 am BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am IDT12:43 pm IDT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 pm JST7:02 pm JST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am IDT12:48 pm AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am 2:58 pm
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am CAT1:25 pm EAT
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am CEST11:08 am CEST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm TJT4:03 pm KGT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm ICT6:05 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am EEST12:03 pm EEST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am EEST12:40 pm EEST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am CET11:22 am EET
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am EEST12:03 pm MSK
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 am CEST10:47 am CEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm CST6:39 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:33 pm EAT1:44 pm EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm MYT7:22 pm MYT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am GMT8:13 am GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am CEST10:58 am CEST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am WEST8:13 am GMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:20 pm MUT3:14 pm MUT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am EEST12:15 pm EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm HOVT4:44 pm HOVT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CEST11:05 am CEST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am WEST9:31 am WEST
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm MMT5:44 pm MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:21 pm NPT4:08 pm IST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am EET9:51 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am CEST11:10 am CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am CEST10:50 am CEST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm AFT3:39 pm PKT
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am IDT12:42 pm IDT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm 6:17 pm
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am CEST12:05 pm EEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am WEST9:32 am WEST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:11 pm RET2:43 pm RET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am CEST1:44 pm AZT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 am CEST10:54 am CEST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm SCT3:08 pm SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm SGT7:08 pm SGT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am CEST11:04 am CEST
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am EAT1:45 pm EAT
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am CAT1:00 pm EAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am CEST10:43 am CEST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm IST4:50 pm IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am EET12:05 pm CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am CEST10:55 am CEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm CST6:21 pm CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm UZT2:39 pm AFT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm EAT1:06 pm EAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:18 pm ICT6:21 pm ICT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am CET9:52 am CET
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm AQTT2:39 pm AFT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am CAT12:52 pm EAT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am CEST12:25 pm MSK
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am BST9:43 am BST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm AQTT2:37 pm AFT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 am CEST10:54 am CEST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm ICT6:12 pm ICT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am WEST9:14 am WEST
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am AST1:47 pm AST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am EEST11:55 am 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: September 18, 2081 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse