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August 12, 2045 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: North in Asia, 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 74.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 12 at 15:05:46Aug 12 at 11:05:46 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 12 at 15:59:35Aug 12 at 11:59:35 am
Maximum EclipseAug 12 at 17:41:27Aug 12 at 1:41:27 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 12 at 19:23:21Aug 12 at 3:23:21 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 12 at 20:17:08Aug 12 at 4:17:08 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 Aug 2, 2046

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm COT5:17 pm BRT
Dominican Republic
Total Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm AST3:27 pm AST
French Guiana
Total Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm GFT5:03 pm GFT
Guyana
Total Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm VET5:01 pm BRT
Haiti
Total Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm EDT3:24 pm EDT
Suriname
Total Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm SRT5:02 pm GFT
The Bahamas
Total Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm EDT3:17 pm EDT
Trinidad and Tobago
Total Solar Eclipse
1:18 pm AST3:47 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm EDT3:18 pm EDT
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
8:12 am PDT2:59 pm EDT
Venezuela
Total Solar Eclipse
11:58 am COT3:56 pm VET
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm AST3:32 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm AST3:35 pm AST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:36 pm ART5:00 pm ART
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm AST3:36 pm AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm AST3:44 pm AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am EST12:56 pm CST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:41 pm ADT3:59 pm ADT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:00 pm BOT4:06 pm BOT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm AST3:30 pm AST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm GMT6:40 pm GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm CVT6:37 pm CVT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am PDT3:30 pm ADT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm AST3:38 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:24 am EST2:09 pm EST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm PET3:45 pm CLT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am COT2:53 pm COT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am CST2:17 pm EST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 pm GMT6:50 pm GMT
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:12 pm CDT3:17 pm CDT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:01 pm AST3:38 pm AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm AST3:39 pm AST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am GALT2:41 pm ECT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am CST1:00 pm CST
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 pm GMT7:29 pm GMT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 pm GMT6:29 pm GMT
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm AST3:44 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm AST3:37 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am CST12:56 pm CST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm GMT7:19 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 pm GMT7:28 pm GMT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:21 am CST1:09 pm CST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am EST2:18 pm EST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 pm GMT7:00 pm GMT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 pm GMT7:12 pm GMT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm AST3:40 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 pm GMT7:30 pm GMT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am PDT1:55 pm EST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm AST3:35 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 pm WEST8:14 pm WEST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am CST1:13 pm CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am EST2:30 pm COT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:26 pm PYT4:03 pm BOT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:25 pm ECT2:53 pm PET
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:52 pm AST3:30 pm AST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 am ANAT4:57 am ANAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm GMT6:56 pm GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm AST3:34 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:13 pm AST3:41 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm AST3:32 pm AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:57 pm PMDT4:20 pm PMDT
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm AST3:43 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 pm GMT7:33 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 pm GMT7:10 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm AST3:32 pm AST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 pm WEST7:48 pm WEST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm AST3:32 pm AST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm EDT8:19 am SST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm AST3:31 pm AST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm UYT4:41 pm BRT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 pm WEST7:16 pm GMT

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

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse1,320,000,00014.02%
At least 10% partial1,220,000,00012.94%
At least 20% partial1,110,000,00011.76%
At least 30% partial1,000,000,00010.66%
At least 40% partial850,000,0008.98%
At least 50% partial702,000,0007.42%
At least 60% partial577,000,0006.10%
At least 70% partial475,000,0005.02%
At least 80% partial347,000,0003.67%
At least 90% partial248,000,0002.62%
Totality or annularity90,900,0000.96%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

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: August 27, 2045 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse