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September 15, 2118 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: Much of North America, 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 102.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 15 at 13:45:23Sep 15 at 9:45:23 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginSep 15 at 14:44:05Sep 15 at 10:44:05 am
Maximum EclipseSep 15 at 16:26:42Sep 15 at 12:26:42 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endSep 15 at 18:09:11Sep 15 at 2:09:11 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 15 at 19:07:51Sep 15 at 3:07:51 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jan 19, 2121

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Total Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm ART3:50 pm ART
Bolivia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:09 am PET2:34 pm AMT
Brazil
Total Solar Eclipse
9:49 am COT3:54 pm BRT
Chile
Total Solar Eclipse
10:16 am EASST3:32 pm ART
Peru
Total Solar Eclipse
9:35 am PET1:17 pm PET
Uruguay
Total Solar Eclipse
1:07 pm UYT3:53 pm UYT
Anguilla
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am AST12:20 pm AST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm CLST3:38 pm
Antigua and Barbuda
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am AST12:26 pm AST
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am AST12:54 pm AST
Barbados
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:26 am AST12:41 pm AST
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am CST10:30 am CST
British Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:07 am AST12:23 pm AST
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am AST12:55 pm AST
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am EST11:27 am EST
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am COT12:47 pm PET
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am CST10:57 am CST
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am CDT12:26 pm CDT
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am AST12:55 pm AST
Dominica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am AST12:34 pm AST
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am EDT12:35 pm AST
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am GALT12:36 pm PET
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am CST10:38 am CST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:36 pm FKST3:40 pm FKST
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm GFT2:29 pm GFT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 am TAHT6:19 am MART
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am AST12:51 pm AST
Guadeloupe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am AST12:30 pm AST
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am CST10:33 am CST
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:13 am VET1:36 pm GYT
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am EDT12:33 pm EDT
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am CST10:39 am CST
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am EST11:34 am EST
Martinique
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am AST12:37 pm AST
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am PDT10:29 am CST
Montserrat
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am AST12:27 pm AST
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:05 am CST10:49 am CST
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CST12:06 pm EST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:42 am PYT3:46 pm ART
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am PST7:55 am PST
Puerto Rico
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am AST12:30 pm AST
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm GMT6:40 pm GMT
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am AST12:25 pm AST
Saint Lucia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am AST12:41 pm AST
Saint Martin
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am AST12:21 pm AST
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am AST12:48 pm AST
Sint Maarten
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am AST12:21 pm AST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:52 pm GST4:54 pm GST
St. Barts
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:17 am AST12:21 pm AST
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:27 am GYT2:32 pm BRT
The Bahamas
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am EDT12:22 pm EDT
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am AST1:01 pm AST
Turks and Caicos Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am EDT12:19 pm EDT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am EDT5:32 am SST
US Virgin Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am AST12:28 pm AST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am MST12:09 pm EDT
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:33 am COT1:36 pm AMT

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: August 31, 2118 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse