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April 21, 2069 Partial 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: Europe, North/East Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 81.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 21 at 08:16:15Apr 21 at 4:16:15 am
Maximum EclipseApr 21 at 10:09:48Apr 21 at 6:09:48 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 21 at 12:03:09Apr 21 at 8:03:09 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on May 20, 2069

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am WEST10:41 am CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 am CEST12:15 pm CEST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am CEST12:45 pm CEST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am CEST2:17 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am CEST12:46 pm CEST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am ADT6:44 am ADT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:34 am CEST12:27 pm CEST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am NDT7:16 am EDT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 pm YAKT7:17 pm CHOT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am CEST12:35 pm CEST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am CEST12:52 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am CEST1:04 pm CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm EEST2:22 pm EEST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:03 am WEST11:59 am WEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:31 pm EEST2:31 pm EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am CEST12:43 pm CEST
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am CEST1:00 pm CEST
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am CEST11:46 am CEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am 10:21 am
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am BST11:36 am BST
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am CEST12:46 pm CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am GMT11:01 am GMT
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am IST11:46 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am BST11:46 am BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am CEST12:36 pm CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am BST11:35 am BST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm 6:51 pm NOVT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm EEST2:18 pm EEST
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am CEST12:36 pm CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm EEST2:14 pm EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am CEST12:43 pm CEST
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm EEST1:47 pm EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am CEST12:20 pm CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:06 pm YAKT7:59 pm IRKT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am WEST10:45 am WEST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am CEST12:52 pm CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am CEST1:32 pm CEST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:21 am CEST1:07 pm CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am AZOST12:10 pm CEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:46 am CEST1:45 pm EEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am CEST8:03 pm IRKT
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am PMDT8:10 am PMDT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:26 am CEST12:21 pm CEST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am CEST12:32 pm CEST
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am CEST12:50 pm CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:24 am CEST12:36 pm CEST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am WEST12:16 pm CEST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am CEST1:27 pm CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am CEST12:37 pm CEST
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm MSK2:09 pm EEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:49 am BST12:01 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am ADT6:13 am EDT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:34 am CEST12:05 pm CEST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:29 pm EEST2:18 pm EEST

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: May 6, 2069 — Total Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: May 20, 2069 — Partial Solar Eclipse