Partial Solar Eclipse on September 24

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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: North in Asia, Much of North America, Pacific, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 93.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide	UTC Time	Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin	Sep 24 at 22:39:44	Sep 24 at 6:39:44 pm
Maximum Eclipse	Sep 25 at 00:29:58	Sep 24 at 8:29:58 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end	Sep 25 at 02:20:12	Sep 24 at 10:20:12 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Aug 24, 2101

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country	Type	Start	End
Canada	Partial Solar Eclipse	5:58 pm CDT	6:47 pm PDT
Mexico	Partial Solar Eclipse	5:26 pm PDT	6:46 pm PDT
Russia	Partial Solar Eclipse	5:39 am KRAT	12:50 pm ANAT
United States	Partial Solar Eclipse	2:55 pm AKDT	7:03 pm PDT

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: October 10, 2098 — Total Lunar Eclipse

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