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May 11, 2040 Partial 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: South/East Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 72.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Washington DC*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 11 at 01:55:34May 10 at 9:55:34 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 11 at 03:42:02May 10 at 11:42:02 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 11 at 05:28:32May 11 at 1:28:32 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 Washington DC.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC

Next Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 4, 2040

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am DAVT2:23 pm DDUT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:27 pm 3:50 pm LHST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:22 pm FJT5:18 pm FJT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm NCT4:21 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm NZST5:27 pm NZST
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:38 pm NFT4:26 pm NFT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 pm TOT6:11 pm TOT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm VUT4:15 pm VUT

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 eclipse32,500,0000.35%
At least 10% partial25,100,0000.27%
At least 20% partial6,290,0000.07%
At least 30% partial1,100,0000.01%
At least 40% partial--

* 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: May 26, 2040 — Total Lunar Eclipse