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October 16, 2126 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: Europe, Asia, North/East Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 107.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 16 at 06:58:51Oct 16 at 2:58:51 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 16 at 08:12:53Oct 16 at 4:12:53 am
Maximum EclipseOct 16 at 09:11:10Oct 16 at 5:11:10 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 16 at 10:09:34Oct 16 at 6:09:34 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 16 at 11:23:29Oct 16 at 7:23:29 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 Feb 18, 2129

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm CST7:17 pm CST
Estonia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:13 am EEST12:35 pm EEST
Finland
Total Solar Eclipse
10:14 am EEST12:38 pm EEST
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
11:34 am 3:53 pm
Kyrgyzstan
Total Solar Eclipse
1:17 pm UZT4:53 pm KGT
Norway
Total Solar Eclipse
9:06 am CEST11:36 am CEST
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:09 am CEST5:46 pm KRAT
Sweden
Total Solar Eclipse
9:06 am CEST12:31 pm EEST
Tajikistan
Total Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm UZT6:57 pm CST
Uzbekistan
Total Solar Eclipse
12:50 pm AQTT3:20 pm AFT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:37 am IRST3:29 pm AFT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST11:22 am CEST
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am CET9:51 am CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:32 am AMT1:46 pm IRST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:02 am CEST11:18 am CEST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:34 am AZT2:21 pm AZT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am AST1:36 pm AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm BST5:22 pm BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST12:42 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST11:05 am CEST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 pm CST4:48 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am CEST11:21 am CEST
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am EEST12:38 pm EEST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:49 pm ICT5:51 pm ICT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am EET9:49 am WAT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am CEST11:21 am CEST
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am EEST12:52 pm EEST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am CEST11:22 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am CEST11:19 am CEST
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:36 am EAT1:06 pm EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am EEST12:56 pm EEST
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am CAT1:06 pm EAT
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:24 am EAT1:11 pm EAT
Faroe Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am WEST10:06 am WEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am CEST11:06 am CEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am MSK2:14 pm AZT
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST11:17 am CEST
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:09 am CEST10:22 am CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am EEST12:37 pm EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:47 am 8:17 am
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am BST9:54 am BST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 pm HKT5:58 pm HKT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST11:28 am CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am GMT9:06 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:33 pm PKT4:53 pm IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 pm WIB6:15 pm WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am EEST2:27 pm IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am AST1:28 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am IST9:57 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am BST9:58 am BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am IDT12:56 pm IDT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST11:16 am CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am BST9:53 am BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am IDT1:05 pm AST
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST11:24 am CEST
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am AST1:29 pm AST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm CST5:55 pm ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:11 am EEST12:35 pm EEST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:28 am EEST12:58 pm EEST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CET12:26 pm EEST
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST11:06 am CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am EEST12:34 pm EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST11:04 am CEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:39 pm CST6:00 pm CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:07 pm MYT7:06 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:35 pm MVT4:09 pm MVT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST11:03 am CEST
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am EEST12:40 pm EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST10:59 am CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 pm HOVT5:55 pm HOVT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am CEST11:22 am CEST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am WEST9:24 am WEST
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 pm CST5:53 pm MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:37 pm NPT5:03 pm NPT
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST11:08 am CEST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am WAT9:13 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am CEST11:26 am CEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:12 pm GST2:55 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm AFT4:09 pm PKT
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am IDT12:55 pm EEST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST12:30 pm EEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am CEST9:35 am WEST
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am AST1:38 pm AST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST12:40 pm EEST
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am CEST11:08 am CEST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am EEST1:48 pm AST
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am CEST11:27 am CEST
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 pm SGT6:52 pm SGT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST11:27 am CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am CEST11:17 am CEST
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:43 am EAT1:34 pm EAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST10:50 am CEST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:06 pm IST4:47 pm IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am EEST11:58 am CAT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CEST11:07 am CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am EEST1:09 pm AST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 pm CST5:38 pm CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:04 pm MMT6:11 pm ICT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:07 am CET9:56 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:12 am EEST1:14 pm AST
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm AQTT3:18 pm AFT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am CEST12:56 pm MSK
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm GST2:48 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am BST10:08 am BST
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:04 am CEST11:06 am CEST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:32 pm ICT5:47 pm ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:15 am AST1:43 pm AST
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:13 am EEST12:27 pm EEST

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: October 1, 2126 — Partial Lunar Eclipse