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September 25–26, 2117 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: North/East Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, 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 102.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 25 at 22:23:09Sep 25 at 6:23:09 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 25 at 23:20:40Sep 25 at 7:20:40 pm
Maximum EclipseSep 26 at 00:54:04Sep 25 at 8:54:04 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 26 at 02:27:35Sep 25 at 10:27:35 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 26 at 03:24:59Sep 25 at 11:24:59 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Sep 15, 2118

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
6:23 am CHOT8:37 am CST
Kiribati
Total Solar Eclipse
12:10 pm GILT5:23 pm LINT
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:23 am YAKT1:03 pm PETT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm SST4:11 pm SST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 pm CDT6:24 pm PDT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm CKT5:20 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm FJT2:50 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:56 pm MART5:24 pm TAHT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am ChST10:45 am ChST
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am MMT7:42 am CST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am JST10:20 am JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 am 6:11 am OMST
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am 2:27 pm
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 pm PDT6:44 pm PDT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CHUT1:02 pm KOST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am CHOT8:22 am CHOT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am MMT7:40 am CST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm NRT2:17 pm NRT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm NUT4:05 pm NUT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am KST10:31 am VLAT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am ChST10:55 am ChST
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm PST6:40 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:10 pm WST4:07 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm SBT1:13 pm SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am KST9:31 am JST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 am CST7:55 am CST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm TKT4:08 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm TOT3:59 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm TVT2:53 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:21 am WAKT4:13 pm SST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm HDT4:43 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm VUT12:55 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm WFT3:00 pm WFT

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: October 10, 2117 — Partial Lunar Eclipse