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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 Washington DC*
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 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

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:49 am AWST12:10 pm 3m, 58s
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
11:47 am NZDT3:01 pm NZDT4m, 52s
Pitcairn Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm PST6:49 pm PST1m, 39s
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 CLST10:05 pm ART---
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
5:57 am WITA7:16 am WITA---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm TOT1:49 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.) "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.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: December 31, 2066 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse