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April 19–20, 2042 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: Asia, North/West Australia, North/West North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean, 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 73.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 19 at 23:40:32Apr 19 at 7:40:32 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 20 at 00:36:15Apr 19 at 8:36:15 pm
Maximum EclipseApr 20 at 02:16:19Apr 19 at 10:16:19 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 20 at 03:56:08Apr 19 at 11:56:08 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 20 at 04:51:57Apr 20 at 12:51:57 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 Apr 9, 2043

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Brunei
Total Solar Eclipse
7:56 am MYT10:18 am BNT5m, 10s
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:43 am WIB10:36 am 14m, 51s
Japan
Total Solar Eclipse
9:38 am JST1:07 pm JST3m, 47s
Malaysia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:50 am MYT10:26 am MYT19m, 7s
Philippines
Total Solar Eclipse
8:00 am 10:59 am 23m, 49s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am AFT5:57 am AFT---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am AWST11:21 am ACST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am BST8:05 am BST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am IST7:35 am IST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am IOT7:34 am IOT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am ICT9:21 am ICT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 pm MST8:28 pm AKDT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am CST11:48 am CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am CXT8:42 am CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am CCT8:05 am CCT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am WITA11:00 am TLT---
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am ChST1:21 pm ChST---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am HKT10:45 am HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am IST7:45 am IST---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am PKT5:04 am IRST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am ICT9:23 am ICT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am CST10:43 am CST---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am MVT6:39 am MVT---
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm 3:43 pm ---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CHUT1:09 pm CHUT---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am ULAT11:18 am CHOT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am MMT8:48 am MMT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am NPT9:59 am CST---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am KST1:39 pm VLAT---
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am ChST1:39 pm ChST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am PKT6:39 am PKT---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am 11:53 am ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am WIT12:24 pm PGT---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am VLAT4:26 pm PETT---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am SGT9:58 am SGT---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:00 am KST12:39 pm JST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am IST7:13 am IST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am CST11:05 am CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am ICT9:19 am ICT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:04 pm WAKT5:38 pm SST---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 pm HDT8:40 pm AKDT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am ICT9:30 am ICT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse4,760,000,00052.46%
At least 10% partial3,860,000,00042.59%
At least 20% partial2,950,000,00032.58%
At least 30% partial2,380,000,00026.26%
At least 40% partial1,700,000,00018.74%
At least 50% partial1,240,000,00013.68%
At least 60% partial794,000,0008.75%
At least 70% partial590,000,0006.51%
At least 80% partial368,000,0004.05%
At least 90% partial159,000,0001.76%
Totality or annularity25,200,0000.28%

* 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: April 5, 2042 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse