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May 31, 2068 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, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 81.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 31 at 01:30:41May 30 at 9:30:41 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 31 at 02:49:36May 30 at 10:49:36 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 31 at 03:55:22May 30 at 11:55:22 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 31 at 05:01:01May 31 at 1:01:01 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 31 at 06:20:04May 31 at 2:20:04 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 10 – Apr 11, 2070

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:54 am AWST4:18 pm AEST1h, 17m, 2s
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm NZST5:30 pm NZST11s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am DAVT3:07 pm DDUT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:02 am MYT12:20 pm MYT---
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am CXT11:34 am CXT---
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am CCT10:34 am CCT---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am WITA2:38 pm TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 pm TOT5:52 pm FJT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 am TFT8:56 am TFT---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am WIB2:59 pm WIT---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am WIB12:34 pm WITA---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am MUT6:52 am MUT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm NCT5:18 pm NCT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm NFT4:58 pm NFT---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:33 pm 2:12 pm ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:26 pm WIT4:09 pm PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am 12:44 pm ---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am SGT11:45 am SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm SBT5:08 pm SBT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm TOT6:18 pm TOT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm VUT5:14 pm VUT---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 pm WFT5:30 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: May 17, 2068 — Partial Lunar Eclipse