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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
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 Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Washington DC* |
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First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Dec 16 at 21:48:40 | Dec 16 at 4:48:40 pm |
First location to see the full eclipse begin | Dec 16 at 22:47:03 | Dec 16 at 5:47:03 pm |
Maximum Eclipse | Dec 17 at 00:22:20 | Dec 16 at 7:22:20 pm |
Last location to see the full eclipse end | Dec 17 at 01:57:40 | Dec 16 at 8:57:40 pm |
Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Dec 17 at 02:56:00 | Dec 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 Washington DC.
Upcoming eclipses visible in Washington DC
Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Dec 6, 2067
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
Country | Type | Start | End | Totality Duration |
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Australia | Total Solar Eclipse | 5:49 am AWST | 12:10 pm | 3m, 58s |
New Zealand | Total Solar Eclipse | 11:47 am NZDT | 3:01 pm NZDT | 4m, 52s |
Pitcairn Islands | Total Solar Eclipse | 4:50 pm PST | 6:49 pm PST | 1m, 39s |
American Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 1:43 pm SST | 3:11 pm SST | --- |
Antarctica | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:55 am CAST | 2:14 pm NZDT | --- |
Argentina | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:44 pm CLST | 10:05 pm ART | --- |
Chile | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:44 pm CLST | 9:09 pm EASST | --- |
Christmas Island | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:30 am CXT | 6:23 am CXT | --- |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:33 am CCT | 5:58 am CCT | --- |
Cook Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 2:27 pm CKT | 4:39 pm CKT | --- |
East Timor | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:57 am WITA | 7:16 am WITA | --- |
Fiji | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:32 pm TOT | 1:49 pm FJT | --- |
French Polynesia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 2:34 pm TAHT | 5:24 pm MART | --- |
French Southern Territories | Partial Solar Eclipse | 4:07 am TFT | 4:57 am TFT | --- |
Indonesia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 5:52 am WITA | 7:20 am WITA | --- |
Kiribati | Partial Solar Eclipse | 3:04 pm LINT | 4:43 pm LINT | --- |
Malaysia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:16 am MYT | 7:02 am MYT | --- |
New Caledonia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 10:03 am NCT | 12:18 pm NCT | --- |
Niue | Partial Solar Eclipse | 1:19 pm NUT | 3:14 pm NUT | --- |
Norfolk Island | Partial Solar Eclipse | 10:52 am NFDT | 1:23 pm NFDT | --- |
Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 1:45 pm WST | 2:56 pm WST | --- |
Singapore | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:59 am SGT | 7:02 am SGT | --- |
Tonga | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:53 pm TOT | 3:03 pm TOT | --- |
Vanuatu | Partial Solar Eclipse | 10:24 am VUT | 12:04 pm VUT | --- |
Wallis and Futuna | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:46 pm WFT | 1:19 pm WFT | --- |
All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality 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.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: December 31, 2066 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse