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August 23–24, 2063 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: East in Europe, Much of Asia, Pacific, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 79.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 23 at 22:46:16Aug 23 at 6:46:16 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 23 at 23:40:46Aug 23 at 7:40:46 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 24 at 01:20:53Aug 23 at 9:20:53 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 24 at 03:01:06Aug 23 at 11:01:06 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 24 at 03:55:31Aug 23 at 11:55:31 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Aug 12, 2064

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
6:46 am CST9:18 am CST
French Polynesia
Total Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm MART5:55 pm TAHT
Japan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:57 am JST11:14 am JST
Kiribati
Total Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm GILT5:54 pm LINT
Mongolia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ULAT9:01 am ULAT
North Korea
Total Solar Eclipse
7:52 am KST10:15 am KST
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:53 am YAKT12:39 pm MAGT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 am AFT5:04 am AFT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:46 pm SST4:50 pm SST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am BST6:24 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am BTT6:27 am BTT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am ICT6:59 am ICT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm CKT5:53 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm FJT3:36 pm FJT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am ChST11:51 am ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am HKT8:34 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 am IST6:02 am IST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 am 5:41 am
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am KGT6:37 am KGT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am ICT7:22 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am CST8:32 am CST
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm 3:16 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am CHUT1:57 pm KOST
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am MMT6:59 am MMT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm NRT3:11 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am NPT6:13 am NPT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm NUT4:46 pm NUT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am ChST11:56 am ChST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 am PKT5:34 am PKT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am PGT12:13 pm PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:11 am 8:45 am
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 pm PST6:27 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:50 pm WST4:47 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm SBT2:11 pm SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am KST10:18 am JST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CST8:52 am CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 am TJT5:35 am TJT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am ICT7:17 am ICT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm TKT4:47 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:54 pm TOT4:42 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:24 pm TVT3:38 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm WAKT4:45 pm
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:55 pm HDT5:12 pm HST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 am UZT5:37 am UZT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm VUT2:04 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 am ICT7:26 am ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:48 pm WFT3:42 pm WFT

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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: September 7, 2063 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse