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March 19, 2072 Partial 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 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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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 82.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 19 at 18:03:30Mar 19 at 2:03:30 pm
Maximum EclipseMar 19 at 20:09:16Mar 19 at 4:09:16 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 19 at 22:15:04Mar 19 at 6:15:04 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 6 – Feb 7, 2073

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:13 am NZDT6:35 pm CLST
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:21 pm ART7:15 pm ART
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm BOT6:11 pm BOT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm BRT7:03 pm PYST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:18 pm CLST7:13 pm CLST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 pm FKST6:53 pm FKST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 pm ART7:12 pm ART
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm PET4:49 pm PET
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:31 pm GST6:45 pm GST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm UYT7:04 pm UYT

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 4, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse