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September 12, 2072 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: Europe, Asia, Pacific, 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 82.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 12 at 06:55:50Sep 12 at 2:55:50 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 12 at 08:27:30Sep 12 at 4:27:30 am
Maximum EclipseSep 12 at 08:58:05Sep 12 at 4:58:05 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 12 at 09:28:49Sep 12 at 5:28:49 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 12 at 11:00:22Sep 12 at 7:00:22 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 Aug 3, 2073

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:07 am EET6:33 pm ULAT53m, 38s
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm TMT3:02 pm AFT---
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am CEST10:18 am CEST---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am AMT1:33 pm AMT---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST10:36 am CEST---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am AZT1:45 pm AZT---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm BST4:56 pm BST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST12:13 pm MSK---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:26 am CEST---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 pm CST4:55 pm BTT---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am CEST10:28 am CEST---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am CEST11:48 am EEST---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm ICT5:56 pm ICT---
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 am EDT5:11 am EDT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:18 pm 6:00 pm ICT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:31 am CEST---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST10:42 am CEST---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:48 am CEST---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:10 pm EEST---
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am WEST9:41 am WEST---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:16 pm EEST---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:23 am CEST---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am MSK1:35 pm GET---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST10:45 am CEST---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am EEST11:33 am EEST---
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am 8:11 am ---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am BST9:13 am BST---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CST6:30 pm HKT---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am CEST10:46 am CEST---
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am GMT8:45 am GMT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:36 pm PKT5:27 pm MMT---
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am EEST3:12 pm PKT---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am AST12:26 pm AST---
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am IST9:25 am IST---
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am BST9:25 am BST---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am CEST10:23 am CEST---
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 pm JST6:54 pm JST---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am BST9:11 am BST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am MSK3:32 pm ---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am CEST10:24 am CEST---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:13 pm 6:32 pm CST---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:30 pm ICT6:00 pm ICT---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:08 pm EEST---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am CEST10:19 am CEST---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am EEST12:05 pm EEST---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST10:24 am CEST---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm CST6:31 pm CST---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am EEST11:59 am EEST---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am CEST9:55 am CEST---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm 6:44 pm ULAT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am CEST10:21 am CEST---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 pm CST5:30 pm MMT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm NPT4:38 pm NPT---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:34 am CEST---
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm KST6:56 pm KST---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:35 am CEST10:24 am CEST---
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST11:18 am CEST---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm GST1:37 pm GST---
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm PKT3:37 pm PKT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm 6:04 pm ---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST10:58 am CEST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am EEST11:55 am EEST---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am CEST10:08 am CEST---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am CEST11:35 am EEST---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am CEST10:48 am CEST---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CEST10:29 am CEST---
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 pm KST6:53 pm KST---
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST12:11 pm EEST---
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST10:20 am CEST---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am EEST12:14 pm EEST---
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm CST6:13 pm CST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm UZT6:33 pm CST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:35 pm ICT5:59 pm ICT---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am EEST12:58 pm IRST---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm TMT3:20 pm TMT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am EEST12:24 pm EEST---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm GST1:26 pm GST---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:56 am BST9:42 am BST---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm AQTT4:27 pm KGT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm ICT6:00 pm ICT---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:06 am EEST12:03 pm EEST---

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: August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse