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December 6, 2086 Partial Solar Eclipse

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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: East in Europe, Asia, Pacific.

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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 88.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 6 at 03:20:07Dec 5 at 10:20:07 pm
Maximum EclipseDec 6 at 05:37:29Dec 6 at 12:37:29 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 6 at 07:54:43Dec 6 at 2:54:43 am

* 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 May 2, 2087

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEnd
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am TMT10:59 am AFT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am IRST9:27 am AMT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am AZT9:35 am AZT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am AST7:58 am AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am BST1:10 pm BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am IST12:41 pm IST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:47 am ICT2:19 pm ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:27 am TJT4:52 pm KST
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am EET6:56 am EET
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am EET6:38 am EET
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am AZT9:31 am SAMT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm HKT3:41 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am IST12:54 pm IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm WIB1:13 pm WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am IRST10:52 am TMT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am IRST8:17 am AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am IST6:50 am EET
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm JST4:54 pm JST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am AST7:55 am AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am AQTT11:59 am
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am AST8:04 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am KGT2:45 pm CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am MMT2:29 pm ICT
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 am EET6:56 am EET
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm CST3:40 pm CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:19 pm MYT1:30 pm ICT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am HOVT3:44 pm CHOT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am MMT1:56 pm MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am NPT3:01 pm CST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:08 pm KST4:54 pm KST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am GST9:16 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am AFT11:36 am PKT
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am IST6:46 am EET
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm 3:41 pm
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am AST7:59 am AST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am YEKT4:44 pm KST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am AST8:00 am AST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm KST4:54 pm JST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am IST11:15 am IST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am EEST8:13 am EEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm CST3:47 pm CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:22 am TJT2:30 pm CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am ICT2:24 pm ICT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am AST8:24 am EEST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am TMT11:08 am TMT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am MSK7:37 am EET
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am GST9:14 am GST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:21 am UZT12:27 pm KGT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:25 am ICT2:35 pm 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: November 20, 2086 — Partial Lunar Eclipse