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February 28, 2063 Annular Solar Eclipse

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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 Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, 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 79.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 28 at 04:40:48Feb 27 at 11:40:48 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginFeb 28 at 05:47:53Feb 28 at 12:47:53 am
Maximum EclipseFeb 28 at 07:42:14Feb 28 at 2:42:14 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endFeb 28 at 09:36:39Feb 28 at 4:36:39 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 28 at 10:43:40Feb 28 at 5:43:40 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 17, 2064

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Brunei
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:07 pm MYT6:37 pm MYT6m, 56s
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm WIB5:38 pm WIB25m, 40s
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm MYT6:38 pm MYT19m, 16s
Philippines
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:13 pm 6:23 pm 7m, 46s
Singapore
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm SGT6:34 pm SGT6m, 14s
South Africa
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:42 am SAST9:36 am SAST6m, 46s
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am WAT8:26 am CAT---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 pm NZDT12:46 pm MAWT---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm AWST6:08 pm ---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:28 pm BST4:33 pm BST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:20 pm IST3:52 pm IST---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am SAST9:00 am SAST---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm IOT3:52 pm IOT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm ICT5:43 pm ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:27 pm CST6:43 pm CST---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:30 pm CXT5:15 pm CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm CCT4:39 pm CCT---
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:11 am EAT10:35 am EAT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm WITA7:04 pm TLT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am SAST9:17 am SAST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am TFT1:49 pm TFT---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm HKT6:27 pm HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm IST4:08 pm IST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm JST6:49 pm JST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:16 pm ICT5:43 pm ICT---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:48 am SAST9:14 am SAST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm CST6:29 pm CST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am EAT11:19 am EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CAT9:03 am CAT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:06 pm MVT3:05 pm MVT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:36 am MUT1:06 pm MUT---
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am EAT10:43 am EAT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm CHUT6:57 pm CHUT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am SAST9:23 am CAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:31 pm MMT5:41 pm ICT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am SAST8:55 am SAST---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm NPT4:00 pm NPT---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm KST6:32 pm KST---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm 6:29 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 pm PGT5:55 pm WIT---
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am RET12:39 pm RET---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am GMT6:52 am GMT---
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am SCT12:49 pm SCT---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 am GST5:05 am GST---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm KST6:34 pm KST---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm IST3:53 pm IST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm CST6:08 pm CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:54 pm ICT5:43 pm ICT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm ICT5:43 pm ICT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am CAT8:37 am CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am SAST9:07 am CAT---

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

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: March 14, 2063 — Partial Lunar Eclipse