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July 15, 2102 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: Europe, Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 94.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 15 at 05:42:33Jul 15 at 1:42:33 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 15 at 07:19:24Jul 15 at 3:19:24 am
Maximum EclipseJul 15 at 08:13:45Jul 15 at 4:13:45 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 15 at 09:08:11Jul 15 at 5:08:11 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 15 at 10:44:58Jul 15 at 6:44:58 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 4, 2103

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:13 am EDT1:55 am MST
Greenland
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:58 am 7:39 am
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:00 am CEST8:21 pm VLAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm AFT2:06 pm AFT
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CEST8:50 am CEST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CEST9:23 am CEST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm BST4:22 pm BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am CEST11:09 am MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am CEST9:30 am CEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm CST4:23 pm BTT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CEST8:57 am CEST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 pm ICT5:36 pm ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm 6:44 pm CST
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am CEST9:08 am CEST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CEST9:33 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am CEST9:54 am CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am EEST11:16 am EEST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am WEST8:58 am WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am EEST11:36 am EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am CEST9:27 am CEST
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am CEST9:46 am CEST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am BST8:22 am BST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm CST6:44 pm HKT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 am CEST9:24 am CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am GMT8:05 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm CST5:02 pm MMT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 pm 5:52 pm
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am IST8:39 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am BST8:37 am BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CEST9:11 am CEST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm JST7:40 pm JST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am BST8:20 am BST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am 3:00 pm
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:50 pm 5:56 pm CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm ICT5:39 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am EEST11:10 am EEST
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am CEST9:12 am CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am EEST11:04 am EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am CEST9:25 am CEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm CST6:44 pm CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm MYT6:30 pm MYT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am EEST10:29 am EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am CEST8:52 am CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:36 pm KRAT6:24 pm ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm CST6:36 pm CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:53 pm NPT6:13 pm CST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am CEST9:38 am CEST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm KST7:29 pm KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 pm ChST7:03 pm ChST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am CEST10:38 am CEST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm CST2:46 pm PKT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm 6:38 pm
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am CEST9:54 am CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am WEST7:07 am AZOST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am CEST10:27 am EEST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am CEST8:48 am CEST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am CEST9:05 am CEST
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am CEST9:30 am CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am CEST9:10 am CEST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm KST7:34 pm KST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am CEST9:02 am CEST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am CEST11:29 am EEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am CEST9:15 am CEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 pm CST6:44 pm CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm TJT2:38 pm TJT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm ICT5:37 pm ICT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am MSK11:02 am EEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am BST8:56 am BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 pm AKDT1:18 am AKDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm 3:35 pm KGT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:09 pm ICT5:42 pm ICT
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am EEST11:11 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: July 29–30, 2102 — Total Lunar Eclipse