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January 16–17, 2056 Annular 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: East in Asia, North in Australia, South/West North America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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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 77.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 16 at 19:29:03Jan 16 at 2:29:03 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 16 at 20:33:27Jan 16 at 3:33:27 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 16 at 22:15:29Jan 16 at 5:15:29 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 16 at 23:57:27Jan 16 at 6:57:27 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 17 at 01:01:56Jan 16 at 8:01:56 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jul 12, 2056

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Kiribati
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:31 am GILT1:56 pm LINT
Marshall Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:29 am 10:15 am
Mexico
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm PST6:01 pm MST
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:01 am HST5:54 pm MST
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am SST11:55 am SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am AEST7:03 am PGT
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 pm EST5:44 pm CST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:21 pm PST4:20 pm PST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm EST6:06 pm EST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 pm COT6:32 pm COT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am CKT1:39 pm CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm CST5:52 pm CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm CST6:16 pm CST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 pm GALT6:20 pm GALT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 pm CST5:52 pm CST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am FJT10:13 am FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am TAHT2:47 pm MART
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ChST7:37 am ChST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm CST5:59 pm CST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm CST5:47 pm CST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am WIT6:16 am WIT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am JST6:54 am JST
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am KOST8:54 am KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am NRT9:58 am NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am NCT8:21 am NCT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm CST5:43 pm CST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am NUT11:37 am NUT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ChST7:42 am ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am 6:26 am
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm EST5:31 pm CST
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am BST7:32 am PGT
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am PETT10:02 am PETT
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am WST11:45 am WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am SBT8:48 am SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am TKT11:55 am TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am TOT11:28 am TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am TVT10:25 am TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am WAKT12:46 pm
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am VUT8:42 am VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am WFT10:31 am WFT

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 eclipse489,000,0005.14%
At least 10% partial429,000,0004.50%
At least 20% partial376,000,0003.95%
At least 30% partial343,000,0003.60%
At least 40% partial290,000,0003.04%
At least 50% partial248,000,0002.60%
At least 60% partial187,000,0001.97%
At least 70% partial111,000,0001.17%
At least 80% partial49,000,0000.51%
At least 90% partial25,000,0000.26%
Totality or annularity6,090,0000.06%

* 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: February 1, 2056 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse