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November 4, 2078 Annular 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 North America, 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 84.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 4 at 13:49:07Nov 4 at 9:49:07 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 4 at 14:55:14Nov 4 at 10:55:14 am
Maximum EclipseNov 4 at 16:54:19Nov 4 at 12:54:19 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 4 at 18:53:19Nov 4 at 2:53:19 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 4 at 19:59:30Nov 4 at 3:59:30 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 24, 2079

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm CLST4:42 pm ART
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:51 am EASST4:22 pm ART
Saint Helena
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm GMT7:26 pm GMT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:53 pm CLST4:18 pm
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am CST10:10 am CST
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am PET3:20 pm BOT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am PET5:52 pm FNT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am COT12:47 pm PET
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am CKT6:11 am CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CST10:53 am CST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am GALT12:44 pm PET
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am CST10:22 am CST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:34 pm FKST4:28 pm FKST
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 am TAHT7:32 am GAMT
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am CST10:20 am CST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am CST10:22 am CST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 am LINT6:12 am LINT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am PDT10:18 am CST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am CST10:29 am CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am CST11:45 am EST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am BOT4:38 pm PYST
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am PET1:53 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am PST8:53 am PST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:06 pm GST5:35 pm GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am PDT10:37 am CDT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm UYT4:45 pm BRT
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am COT12:57 pm AMT

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: October 21, 2078 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: November 19, 2078 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse