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May 2–3, 2144 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: Much of Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, 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 117.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 2 at 22:32:59May 2 at 6:32:59 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 3 at 00:15:34May 2 at 8:15:34 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 3 at 01:00:11May 2 at 9:00:11 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 3 at 01:44:58May 2 at 9:44:58 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 3 at 03:27:24May 2 at 11:27:24 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 Mar 12, 2146

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:55 am DDUT1:55 pm NZST
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm SST4:14 pm SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am AEST12:32 pm LHST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm CKT5:25 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm TOT3:04 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:05 pm TAHT5:27 pm TAHT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:26 pm PHOT5:14 pm LINT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am NCT1:41 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am NZST3:02 pm NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:26 pm NUT4:16 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am NFT1:30 pm NFT
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm PST6:14 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm WST4:10 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am SBT1:19 pm SBT
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm TKT4:01 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:59 pm TOT4:11 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm TVT2:46 pm TVT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am VUT1:35 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:20 pm WFT3:02 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: April 17–18, 2144 — Total Lunar Eclipse