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July 24, 2055 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: South/East Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 77.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 24 at 07:36:25Jul 24 at 3:36:25 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 24 at 08:51:51Jul 24 at 4:51:51 am
Maximum EclipseJul 24 at 09:56:32Jul 24 at 5:56:32 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 24 at 11:01:11Jul 24 at 7:01:11 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 24 at 12:16:30Jul 24 at 8:16:30 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 Jan 5, 2057

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
South Africa
Total Solar Eclipse
10:03 am SAST1:44 pm SAST
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am WAT1:14 pm CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm 2:21 pm
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CAT1:33 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am FNT7:18 am FNT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CAT12:59 pm CAT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am WAT10:58 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am WAT10:56 am WAT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm EAT2:42 pm EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am WAT11:23 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am WAT1:23 pm CAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am WAT10:47 am WAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am SAST1:41 pm SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am 5:01 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am WAT11:12 am WAT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EAT2:13 pm EAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am SAST1:36 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EAT3:02 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CAT1:39 pm CAT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:54 pm MUT4:04 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm EAT2:44 pm EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am CAT1:46 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am WAT1:19 pm CAT
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm RET4:04 pm RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CAT1:53 pm EAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am GMT10:14 am GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am GMT9:37 am GMT
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:32 pm SCT3:36 pm SCT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm EAT1:58 pm EAT
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am GST8:20 am GST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am CAT12:14 pm CAT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CAT1:34 pm CAT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am CAT1:50 pm EAT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:09 am WAT1:30 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am CAT1:38 pm CAT

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 eclipse633,000,0006.63%
At least 10% partial451,000,0004.72%
At least 20% partial338,000,0003.54%
At least 30% partial269,000,0002.82%
At least 40% partial201,000,0002.11%
At least 50% partial138,000,0001.45%
At least 60% partial99,500,0001.04%
At least 70% partial85,300,0000.89%
At least 80% partial66,400,0000.69%
At least 90% partial29,700,0000.31%
Totality or annularity4,240,0000.04%

* 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 7, 2055 — Partial Lunar Eclipse