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October 24, 2079 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 in 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 85.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 24 at 15:45:18Oct 24 at 11:45:18 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 24 at 17:21:46Oct 24 at 1:21:46 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 24 at 18:09:56Oct 24 at 2:09:56 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 24 at 18:57:39Oct 24 at 2:57:39 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 24 at 20:34:19Oct 24 at 4:34:19 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 Mar 10, 2081

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:14 am DDUT5:30 pm 21m, 2s
New Zealand
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:21 am CHADT7:50 am NZDT10m, 9s
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 am SST6:35 am SST---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:39 pm ART5:13 pm ART---
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:52 am 5:54 am ---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm EASST5:14 pm CLST---
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am CKT7:51 am CKT---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:06 pm FKST5:07 pm FKST---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am FJT6:53 am TOT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am TAHT8:09 am TAHT---
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am LINT7:24 am LINT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 am NCT4:55 am NCT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am NUT6:45 am NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am NFDT6:08 am NFDT---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am PST10:04 am PST---
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am WST6:35 am WST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm GST6:33 pm GST---
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am TKT6:24 am TKT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am TOT6:52 am TOT---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am 5:54 am ---
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 am WFT5:37 am WFT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity 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: October 10, 2079 — Total Lunar Eclipse