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April 20, 2061 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: North/East Europe, Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, 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 78.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 20 at 00:51:14Apr 19 at 8:51:14 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 20 at 02:22:29Apr 19 at 10:22:29 pm
Maximum EclipseApr 20 at 02:55:33Apr 19 at 10:55:33 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 20 at 03:28:01Apr 19 at 11:28:01 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 20 at 04:59:24Apr 20 at 12:59:24 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 Aug 23 – Aug 24, 2063

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Greenland
Total Solar Eclipse
2:37 am GMT1:36 am ADT
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:18 am UZT10:41 am NOVT
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:35 am 4:56 pm ANAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Total Solar Eclipse
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Ukraine
Total Solar Eclipse
5:16 am EEST6:30 am MSK
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am AFT8:07 am TJT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am AMT7:09 am AMT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am AZT7:10 am AZT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am AST5:43 am AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am BST8:45 am BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am MSK6:36 am EEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am IST10:50 am CST
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am EEST6:17 am EEST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am ICT8:47 am ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 pm EDT9:59 pm MST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am NPT1:09 pm YAKT
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am EEST6:43 am EEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am MSK7:00 am EEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:05 am GET6:13 am MSK
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am IST11:03 am CST
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am TMT6:36 am IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am AST6:03 am AST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am AST5:57 am AST
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am AST5:50 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:16 am KGT9:19 am KGT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am ICT9:31 am ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am EEST6:40 am EEST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EEST6:00 am EEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am EEST6:38 am EEST
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am MVT6:56 am MVT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am EEST6:24 am EEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am HOVT12:57 pm YAKT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am MMT10:52 am CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am NPT8:38 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:14 am KST12:36 pm KST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 am CEST6:09 am CEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 am GST6:42 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am PKT11:05 am CST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 am CEST5:37 am CEST
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 am AST5:43 am AST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am EEST6:24 am EEST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 am AST5:55 am AST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am KST12:15 pm KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am IST7:30 am IST
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 am CEST5:59 am CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am EEST6:03 am EEST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am AFT8:12 am UZT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am ICT8:55 am MMT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am IRST6:12 am EEST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am TMT8:12 am UZT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am GST6:42 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 pm AKDT8:59 pm AKDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am AFT8:17 am
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am ICT10:32 am CST
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am AST5:30 am AST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am EEST6:45 am EEST

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

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 4–5, 2061 — Total Lunar Eclipse