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March 31, 2071 Annular 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/West Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 82.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 31 at 12:12:57Mar 31 at 8:12:57 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 31 at 13:16:27Mar 31 at 9:16:27 am
Maximum EclipseMar 31 at 14:59:44Mar 31 at 10:59:44 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 31 at 16:43:08Mar 31 at 12:43:08 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 31 at 17:46:30Mar 31 at 1:46:30 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 27, 2074

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:19 pm WAT6:17 pm WAT
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:18 am CLST12:45 pm ART
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:30 am BRT2:17 pm BRT
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:14 am CLST12:12 pm CLST
Congo
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:21 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:16 pm WAT
Gabon
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm WAT6:32 pm WAT
Paraguay
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:27 am ART11:46 am PYT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm CET6:32 pm CET
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am 11:57 am
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:28 pm GMT6:46 pm WAT
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:23 am BOT11:42 am AMT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm SAST6:40 pm CAT
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm GMT5:43 pm GMT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CAT6:09 pm CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm CVT4:18 pm CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm WAT6:34 pm WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm WAT6:11 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WAT6:18 pm WAT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am PET9:46 am PET
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am PET9:10 am PET
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 pm EET6:35 pm EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:24 pm WAT6:44 pm WAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm SAST5:54 pm SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm CAT5:56 pm CAT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am FKST12:02 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am GFT1:03 pm GFT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm GMT5:33 pm GMT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GMT5:42 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GMT5:35 pm GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am GYT12:41 pm BRT
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm EAT5:50 pm CAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 pm SAST6:08 pm SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:07 pm GMT5:43 pm GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:07 pm WAT7:21 pm EET
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CAT5:51 pm CAT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm GMT5:41 pm GMT
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:22 pm GMT5:36 pm GMT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WEST6:14 pm WEST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm SAST6:00 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm CAT6:15 pm WAT
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 pm WAT6:42 pm WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm WAT6:46 pm WAT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am PET10:06 am PET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm CAT6:10 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:22 pm GMT5:31 pm GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm GMT5:41 pm GMT
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm GMT5:36 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm GMT5:40 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm SAST6:52 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am GST1:15 pm GST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm CAT5:33 pm WAT
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm WAT5:44 pm WAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am BRT12:52 pm GFT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm CAT6:07 pm CAT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm GMT5:45 pm GMT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 pm CAT6:07 pm CAT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am ART12:36 pm UYT
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am AMT11:03 am VET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm GMT5:17 pm GMT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm WAT5:35 pm WAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 pm CAT6:20 pm CAT

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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: March 15–16, 2071 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse