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May 11, 2078 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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/West Europe, North/West Africa, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 84.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 11 at 15:18:38May 11 at 11:18:38 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 11 at 16:12:46May 11 at 12:12:46 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 11 at 17:55:30May 11 at 1:55:30 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 11 at 19:38:11May 11 at 3:38:11 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 11 at 20:32:21May 11 at 4:32:21 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on May 1, 2079

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Mexico
Total Solar Eclipse
8:55 am PDT2:25 pm EST
Portugal
Total Solar Eclipse
6:27 pm AZOST8:27 pm AZOST
Spain
Total Solar Eclipse
8:37 pm CEST8:53 pm WEST
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
6:07 am HST4:04 pm EDT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 pm CET8:15 pm WEST
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 pm CEST9:03 pm CEST
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm AST4:00 pm AST
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm AST4:00 pm AST
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:35 pm AST3:31 pm AST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST8:44 pm CEST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm AST3:51 pm AST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST9:27 pm CEST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am CST2:16 pm EST
Bermuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm ADT5:13 pm ADT
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm AST3:59 pm AST
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 pm CVT7:04 pm CVT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am MDT5:42 pm NDT
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm AST3:58 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:50 am EST2:35 pm EST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am COT2:27 pm COT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am CKT7:09 am CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am CST1:02 pm CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm CDT3:46 pm CDT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm AST3:31 pm AST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 pm CEST8:43 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 pm CEST9:29 pm CEST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm AST3:56 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm EDT3:52 pm AST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:13 am GALT12:15 pm GALT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am CST1:05 pm CST
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 pm WEST8:36 pm WEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 pm CEST9:49 pm CEST
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am MART7:44 am MART
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 pm GMT7:24 pm GMT
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST9:20 pm CEST
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST9:16 pm CEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm 6:50 pm
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:09 pm AST3:45 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm AST3:58 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am CST1:12 pm CST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 pm BST8:42 pm BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 pm GMT7:13 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 pm GMT7:22 pm GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:33 pm VET3:25 pm VET
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 pm EDT3:49 pm EDT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CST1:21 pm CST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 pm GMT7:37 pm GMT
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 pm IST9:00 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 pm BST8:52 pm BST
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 pm CEST8:50 pm CEST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am EST2:37 pm EST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 pm BST8:40 pm BST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am LINT7:13 am LINT
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST8:43 pm CEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST9:09 pm CEST
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 pm GMT7:07 pm GMT
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm AST3:54 pm AST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm GMT7:37 pm GMT
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 pm CEST8:42 pm CEST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm AST3:58 pm AST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 pm WEST8:38 pm WEST
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 pm CEST9:26 pm CEST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am CST1:16 pm CST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 pm CEST9:34 pm CEST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CST2:03 pm EST
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am PST8:55 am PST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 pm CEST8:49 pm CEST
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:35 pm AST3:56 pm AST
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm AST3:58 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm AST3:52 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm AST3:59 pm AST
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm PMDT6:11 pm PMDT
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm AST3:49 pm AST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 pm GMT7:29 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 pm GMT7:03 pm GMT
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm AST3:59 pm AST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:52 pm AST3:59 pm AST
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 pm CEST9:27 pm CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:39 pm CEST8:55 pm CEST
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm EDT3:52 pm EDT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm AST3:41 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm EDT3:54 pm EDT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am 2:40 pm
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm AST3:57 pm AST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 pm BST8:59 pm BST
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm COT3:52 pm VET
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 pm WEST8:37 pm WEST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 pm EEST10:02 pm EEST

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: April 27, 2078 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse