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December 16–17, 2066 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 in Asia, Australia, South in South America, Pacific, 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 80.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 16 at 21:48:40Dec 16 at 4:48:40 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginDec 16 at 22:47:03Dec 16 at 5:47:03 pm
Maximum EclipseDec 17 at 00:22:20Dec 16 at 7:22:20 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endDec 17 at 01:57:40Dec 16 at 8:57:40 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 17 at 02:56:00Dec 16 at 9:56:00 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 Dec 6, 2067

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AWST12:10 pm
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
11:47 am NZDT3:01 pm NZDT
Pitcairn Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm PST6:49 pm PST
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm SST3:11 pm SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am CAST2:14 pm NZDT
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 pm ART10:05 pm CLST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 pm CLST9:09 pm EASST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am CXT6:23 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am CCT5:58 am CCT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:27 pm CKT4:39 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am TLT8:16 am TLT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am FJT1:49 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm TAHT5:24 pm MART
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:07 am TFT4:57 am TFT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am WITA7:20 am WITA
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm LINT4:43 pm LINT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am MYT7:02 am MYT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am NCT12:18 pm NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm NUT3:14 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am NFDT1:23 pm NFDT
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm WST2:56 pm WST
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am SGT7:02 am SGT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:53 pm TOT3:03 pm TOT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am VUT12:04 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm WFT1:19 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: December 31, 2066 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse