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March 22, 2118 Annular Solar Eclipse

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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: East in Europe, Asia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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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 102.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 22 at 02:57:34Mar 21 at 10:57:34 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 22 at 04:03:20Mar 22 at 12:03:20 am
Maximum EclipseMar 22 at 05:59:12Mar 22 at 1:59:12 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 22 at 07:54:57Mar 22 at 3:54:57 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 22 at 09:00:49Mar 22 at 5:00:49 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Mar 11, 2119

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Bangladesh
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:42 am BST2:20 pm BST
China
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:39 am NPT4:59 pm CST
Comoros
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:05 am EAT8:31 am EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:58 am CAT8:27 am EAT
French Southern Territories
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:58 am TFT10:38 am TFT
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:15 am IST4:31 pm CST
Japan
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm JST6:00 pm JST
Madagascar
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:57 am EAT8:37 am EAT
Malawi
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:40 am CAT8:23 am EAT
Maldives
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:27 am MVT12:05 pm MVT
Mauritius
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:59 am MUT9:51 am MUT
Mayotte
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:02 am EAT8:31 am EAT
Mozambique
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:20 am CAT7:28 am CAT
Myanmar
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:02 am MMT4:32 pm CST
North Korea
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:16 pm KST6:00 pm KST
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:48 am 7:00 pm VLAT
Sri Lanka
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:19 am IST12:58 pm IST
Zambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
5:49 am CAT7:22 am CAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am PKT12:22 pm AFT
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am CAT7:17 am CAT
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am IRST9:25 am IRST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am IRST10:19 am AZT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am AST9:21 am AST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am BTT2:23 pm BTT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am SAST7:11 am CAT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am IOT12:31 pm IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:45 pm MYT3:32 pm BNT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am CAT7:24 am CAT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am ICT3:13 pm ICT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am WAT6:20 am WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 am WAT6:25 am WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am WAT7:23 am CAT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm CXT1:02 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CCT12:50 pm CCT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am WAT6:20 am WAT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am EAT8:51 am EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am EET7:39 am EET
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am EAT8:51 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am CAT7:06 am SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EAT8:59 am EAT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 am WAT6:18 am WAT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 pm ChST6:13 pm ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:44 pm HKT4:37 pm HKT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am WIB2:37 pm WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am IRST12:09 pm PKT
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am AST9:14 am AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am IST7:27 am IST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am AST8:35 am AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:20 am 1:16 pm
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:17 am EAT8:43 am EAT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am AST9:13 am AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am KGT4:06 pm CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:59 am ICT3:28 pm ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am SAST7:02 am SAST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am EET7:22 am CAT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:43 pm CST4:36 pm CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm MYT3:44 pm MYT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm HOVT4:54 pm CHOT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am CAT7:12 am CAT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am NPT4:17 pm CST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am WAT6:19 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am WAT6:19 am WAT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 pm ChST6:31 pm ChST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am AST10:51 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am PKT1:00 pm PKT
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am EET7:17 am IST
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm 4:38 pm
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 am AST9:24 am AST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am RET9:30 am RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am CAT8:25 am EAT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:54 am AST9:36 am AST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am SCT10:01 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm SGT3:21 pm SGT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am EAT9:11 am EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 am SAST7:10 am SAST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:16 pm KST6:00 pm JST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am EAT8:34 am EAT
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am CAT7:43 am CAT
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am EEST8:33 am AST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm CST4:46 pm CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am AFT3:53 pm CST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am EAT8:32 am EAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:33 am ICT3:22 pm ICT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am AST8:48 am AST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:32 am AFT12:27 pm TMT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am EAT8:31 am EAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am GST10:42 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 pm HDT9:41 pm HDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am UZT1:47 pm KGT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:57 am ICT3:33 pm ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am AST9:22 am AST
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am CAT7:16 am CAT

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: March 7–8, 2118 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: April 6, 2118 — Almost Lunar Eclipse