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January 29, 2112 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 in Australia, 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 99.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 29 at 01:41:52Jan 28 at 8:41:52 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 29 at 03:08:49Jan 28 at 10:08:49 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 29 at 03:48:15Jan 28 at 10:48:15 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 29 at 04:27:46Jan 28 at 11:27:46 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 29 at 05:54:40Jan 29 at 12:54:40 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 13, 2113

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Total Solar Eclipse
6:58 am MAWT3:02 pm DDUT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 pm SST6:36 pm SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm 4:20 pm LHDT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm CKT7:25 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm FJT5:43 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 pm TAHT6:54 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am TFT8:14 am TFT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm NZDT6:51 pm NZDT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 pm NUT6:49 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm NFDT5:37 pm NFDT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 am SAST5:10 am SAST
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 pm TOT6:49 pm TOT

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: January 13–14, 2112 — Partial Lunar Eclipse