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October 26–27, 2106 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 Asia, Australia, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, 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 96.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 26 at 19:52:57Oct 26 at 3:52:57 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 26 at 21:01:58Oct 26 at 5:01:58 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 26 at 22:36:03Oct 26 at 6:36:03 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 27 at 00:10:00Oct 26 at 8:10:00 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 27 at 01:19:09Oct 26 at 9:19:09 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 Apr 23, 2107

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:54 am AEST10:28 am
New Zealand
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:31 am NZDT1:49 pm CHADT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:53 am SST11:52 am SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am DDUT9:36 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 pm ART8:44 pm CLST
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 pm CLST8:15 pm EASST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 am CKT1:51 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:03 am TLT5:51 am WITA
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am TOT11:09 am FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:08 pm TAHT2:39 pm TAHT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am WIT5:53 am WITA
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:18 am GILT9:35 am GILT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am PONT8:30 am PONT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:13 am NRT9:33 am NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am NCT9:57 am NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:51 am NUT12:18 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:19 am NFDT11:07 am NFDT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am 6:29 am
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am PGT8:05 am PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am 5:27 am
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm PST4:58 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am WST11:48 am WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am SBT9:21 am SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am TKT11:09 am TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am TOT12:20 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:23 am TVT10:17 am TVT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am VUT9:48 am VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am WFT10:44 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: November 11, 2106 — Partial Lunar Eclipse