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February 6–7, 2073 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: North/East Asia, West in North America, Pacific.

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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 82.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginFeb 6 at 23:51:24Feb 6 at 6:51:24 pm
Maximum EclipseFeb 7 at 01:54:35Feb 6 at 8:54:35 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endFeb 7 at 03:57:38Feb 6 at 10:57:38 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 Jun 1, 2076

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am BST6:51 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am BTT9:04 am CST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am CST1:13 pm VLAT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am CST9:18 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 am IST9:17 am CST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am JST12:25 pm JST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 am 7:08 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am ICT7:49 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am CST9:15 am CST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am ULAT10:46 am CHOT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am CST9:16 am CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am NPT6:43 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am KST11:58 am KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:10 am ChST11:54 am ChST
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am 9:27 am
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am YAKT3:54 pm ANAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am KST11:50 am JST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am CST9:49 am CST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:36 pm HST5:57 pm HST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am ICT8:03 am ICT

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: February 22, 2073 — Total Lunar Eclipse