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March 21–22, 2099 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/East Australia, South/West North America, West 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 93.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 21 at 19:53:14Mar 21 at 3:53:14 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 21 at 21:01:39Mar 21 at 5:01:39 pm
Maximum EclipseMar 21 at 22:53:02Mar 21 at 6:53:02 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 22 at 00:44:34Mar 21 at 8:44:34 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 22 at 01:52:51Mar 21 at 9:52:51 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 – Mar 11, 2100

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
French Polynesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:57 am TAHT3:45 pm MART
New Zealand
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:55 am NZDT12:13 pm NZDT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:58 am SST1:03 pm SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am DDUT11:43 am NZDT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am 9:29 am
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm CST6:06 pm CST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 pm EASST7:45 pm EASST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 pm COT6:34 pm COT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am CKT2:43 pm CKT
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CST5:57 pm CST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 pm PET6:17 pm GALT
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CST6:10 pm CST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am TOT11:20 am FJT
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CST6:19 pm CST
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm CST6:07 pm CST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:23 am LINT3:00 pm LINT
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 pm PDT6:50 pm MST
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am NCT9:39 am NCT
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm CST6:00 pm CST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:43 am NUT12:50 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am NFDT10:34 am NFDT
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 pm EST6:41 pm EST
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 pm PET6:33 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm PST4:45 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:59 am WST12:51 pm WST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am TKT12:57 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am TOT12:37 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am TVT11:06 am TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am 1:50 pm
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm HST6:34 pm MST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am VUT9:31 am VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:59 am WFT11:31 am WFT

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: April 5, 2099 — Partial Lunar Eclipse