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August 3, 2073 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: Much of 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 82.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 3 at 14:58:28Aug 3 at 10:58:28 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 3 at 16:21:38Aug 3 at 12:21:38 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 3 at 17:13:59Aug 3 at 1:13:59 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 3 at 18:06:12Aug 3 at 2:06:12 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 3 at 19:29:20Aug 3 at 3:29:20 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 16, 2075

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm ART4:23 pm ART13m, 54s
Chile
Total Solar Eclipse
9:06 am EAST4:11 pm ART12m, 27s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm 4:09 pm CLST---
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm CLT3:04 pm BOT---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:37 am PET4:23 pm BRT---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am GALT12:43 pm PET---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm FKST4:17 pm FKST---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am MART7:47 am GAMT---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm ART4:15 pm ART---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am PET1:49 pm PET---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am PST9:06 am PST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:12 pm GST5:04 pm GST---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:54 pm UYT4:23 pm UYT---

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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: August 17, 2073 — Total Lunar Eclipse