Home   Sun, Moon & Space   Eclipses   January 19, 2121 Total Solar Eclipse

January 19, 2121 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus - Which upcoming eclipses can be seen in your location?

What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

Where to See the Eclipse

Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any location.


Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: Australia, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

Expand for a list of selected cities where at least part of the total eclipse is visible
Expand for a list of selected cities where the partial eclipse is visible

This eclipse isn't visible in Columbus - Which upcoming eclipses can be seen in your location?

Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

0%

>0%

40%

90%

100%

The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 104.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 19 at 00:18:32Jan 18 at 7:18:32 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 19 at 01:17:43Jan 18 at 8:17:43 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 19 at 02:52:30Jan 18 at 9:52:30 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 19 at 04:27:29Jan 18 at 11:27:29 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 19 at 05:26:29Jan 19 at 12:26:29 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 Jul 3 – Jul 4, 2122

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
American Samoa
Total Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm SST6:20 pm SST
Cook Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
5:14 pm CKT7:19 pm CKT
Tonga
Total Solar Eclipse
3:59 pm TOT6:16 pm TOT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am MAWT1:33 pm DDUT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am AWST2:47 pm AEST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm TOT5:18 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:16 pm TAHT6:56 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am TFT7:25 am TFT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 pm LINT6:25 pm PHOT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm 5:12 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am MUT5:51 am MUT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm KOST3:48 pm KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm NRT5:11 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm NCT4:04 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:55 pm NZDT5:56 pm NZDT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:10 pm NUT6:11 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:26 pm NFDT4:52 pm NFDT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm PGT3:52 pm BST
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 pm PST7:33 pm PST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:51 am RET5:53 am RET
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm WST6:18 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm SBT4:13 pm SBT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 am SAST4:19 am SAST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:23 pm TKT6:22 pm TKT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:18 pm TVT5:22 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:39 pm SST6:25 pm SST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 pm HST6:20 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm VUT4:11 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:11 pm WFT5:18 pm 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: February 2, 2121 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse