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January 8, 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: West in Europe, North/West Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic.

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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 104.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 8 at 12:59:57Jan 8 at 7:59:57 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 8 at 14:01:09Jan 8 at 9:01:09 am
Maximum EclipseJan 8 at 15:47:07Jan 8 at 10:47:07 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 8 at 17:32:58Jan 8 at 12:32:58 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 8 at 18:34:08Jan 8 at 1:34:08 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 Dec 28 – Dec 29, 2122

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

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 23–24, 2121 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse