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March 10, 2081 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 Europe, Much of Africa, 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 85.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 10 at 12:21:20Mar 10 at 8:21:20 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 10 at 13:29:00Mar 10 at 9:29:00 am
Maximum EclipseMar 10 at 15:22:07Mar 10 at 11:22:07 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 10 at 17:15:22Mar 10 at 1:15:22 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 10 at 18:22:54Mar 10 at 2:22:54 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 Feb 27, 2082

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:28 am ART1:22 pm ART
Benin
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm GMT6:07 pm GMT
Cameroon
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:52 pm WAT6:38 pm WAT
Central African Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:57 pm WAT6:14 pm WAT
Chad
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm WAT6:15 pm WAT
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:26 am CLST12:44 pm CLST
Cote d'Ivoire
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:35 pm GMT6:21 pm GMT
Ghana
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm GMT6:21 pm GMT
Liberia
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm GMT6:20 pm GMT
Nigeria
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm WAT7:00 pm WAT
Togo
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm GMT6:11 pm GMT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CET6:19 pm GMT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm WAT6:31 pm WAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am 12:28 pm
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am CLST12:24 pm AMT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm SAST6:59 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am BRT3:00 pm BRT
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm GMT6:22 pm GMT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:56 pm CAT6:16 pm CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:41 pm CVT5:15 pm CVT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm WAT6:29 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm WAT6:25 pm WAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 pm EET6:25 pm EET
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm WAT6:51 pm WAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 pm SAST6:16 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am FKST12:32 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:52 am GFT2:06 pm GFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm WAT6:38 pm WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm GMT6:20 pm GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm CET6:51 pm CET
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm GMT6:22 pm GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm GMT6:20 pm GMT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am BRT1:38 pm BRT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm CET6:29 pm CET
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 pm SAST6:32 pm SAST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 pm WAT6:28 pm CET
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 pm CAT6:04 pm CAT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:45 pm GMT6:22 pm GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 pm CET6:05 pm CET
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm GMT6:22 pm GMT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:04 pm WEST7:18 pm WEST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 pm SAST6:14 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm CAT6:31 pm WAT
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:58 pm WAT6:08 pm GMT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:54 am ART1:24 pm PYST
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am PET10:35 am PET
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm WET6:03 pm WET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm CAT6:16 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:17 pm GMT5:56 pm GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:47 pm GMT5:47 pm GMT
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm GMT6:21 pm GMT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm GMT6:20 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm SAST7:05 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am GST1:44 pm GST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 pm CAT5:33 pm WAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm WET6:09 pm WET
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm WAT5:41 pm WAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am GFT1:53 pm GFT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 pm CAT6:15 pm CAT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 pm EET6:34 pm CET
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm CAT6:13 pm CAT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am UYT1:11 pm BRT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 pm GMT6:19 pm GMT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm WAT5:48 pm WAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 pm CAT6:36 pm CAT

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: March 24–25, 2081 — Partial Lunar Eclipse