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December 28–29, 2122 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: North/East Asia, West in North America, Pacific.

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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 105.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginDec 28 at 19:39:30Dec 28 at 2:39:30 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginDec 28 at 21:40:34Dec 28 at 4:40:34 pm
Maximum EclipseDec 28 at 21:59:13Dec 28 at 4:59:13 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endDec 28 at 22:17:34Dec 28 at 5:17:34 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endDec 29 at 00:18:40Dec 28 at 7:18:40 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 Nov 6, 2124

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:09 am PETT11:23 am ANAT
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:43 am HST4:18 pm PST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm AKST4:16 pm PST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am JST7:01 am JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am LINT12:17 pm LINT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am 9:26 am
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:17 pm PST4:10 pm PST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am SST11:44 am SST

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: December 13, 2122 — Partial Lunar Eclipse