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January 8, 2103 Total 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 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 94.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 8 at 15:28:54Jan 8 at 10:28:54 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 8 at 16:27:48Jan 8 at 11:27:48 am
Maximum EclipseJan 8 at 18:02:46Jan 8 at 1:02:46 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 8 at 19:37:52Jan 8 at 2:37:52 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 8 at 20:36:39Jan 8 at 3:36:39 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 22, 2104

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
1:54 pm ART5:16 pm ART
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm BRT5:36 pm BRT
Chile
Total Solar Eclipse
11:11 am EASST4:09 pm BOT
Uruguay
Total Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm UYT5:08 pm UYT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am SST5:59 am SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am NZDT4:09 pm
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 am 4:37 am
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm BOT4:23 pm AMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 pm CVT6:23 pm CVT
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:57 pm PET2:54 pm PET
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am CKT7:06 am CKT
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:13 pm FKST4:27 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:06 pm GFT5:25 pm GFT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:29 am TAHT7:19 am TAHT
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:08 pm GYT5:19 pm BRT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am LINT6:41 am LINT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am NZDT6:35 am NZDT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am NUT6:06 am NUT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:49 pm ART4:20 pm BOT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:55 pm PET3:09 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am PST9:29 am PST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 pm GMT7:47 pm GMT
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm GST5:23 pm GST
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:07 pm BRT5:22 pm SRT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am TOT6:12 am TOT
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm AMT3:55 pm VET

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: January 23, 2103 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse