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March 2, 2147 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: South in Asia, Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 119.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 2 at 02:39:08Mar 1 at 9:39:08 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 2 at 03:35:20Mar 1 at 10:35:20 pm
Maximum EclipseMar 2 at 05:16:57Mar 2 at 12:16:57 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 2 at 06:58:33Mar 2 at 1:58:33 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 2 at 07:54:46Mar 2 at 2:54:46 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 19, 2148

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
11:02 am WIB4:48 pm WIT
Micronesia
Total Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm CHUT5:54 pm CHUT
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
2:20 pm WIT5:51 pm PGT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am MAWT11:37 am DAVT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am AWST5:41 pm PGT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am SAST6:30 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am IOT8:56 am MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm MYT3:20 pm MYT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:16 pm ICT1:39 pm ICT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am CXT1:53 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:04 am CCT12:56 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am EAT7:22 am EAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am CAT6:20 am CAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:42 pm WITA4:32 pm TLT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am SAST6:31 am SAST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:56 pm TOT7:48 pm TOT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am TFT10:21 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm ChST5:51 pm ChST
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am IST11:07 am IST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:18 pm JST4:40 pm JST
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT7:06 am EAT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm GILT6:57 pm GILT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm ICT1:24 pm ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am SAST6:32 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am EAT7:37 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am CAT6:24 am CAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm MYT3:28 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:49 am MVT9:30 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 pm 7:08 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am MUT8:54 am MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am EAT7:23 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am CAT6:31 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:00 noon MMT12:14 pm MMT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am CAT6:24 am CAT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm NRT7:08 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm NCT6:22 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm NZDT7:34 pm NZDT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 pm NFDT6:56 pm NFDT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:57 pm ChST5:51 pm ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm 4:47 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:04 pm 3:39 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am RET8:43 am RET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am SCT8:22 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:28 pm SGT2:48 pm SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm SBT6:45 pm SBT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am EAT6:56 am EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:03 am SAST6:40 am SAST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:21 pm CST2:52 pm CST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:21 am EAT7:18 am EAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:45 am ICT1:33 pm ICT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 pm TOT7:10 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 pm TVT6:32 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 pm WAKT6:58 pm WAKT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:53 am EAT6:56 am EAT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm VUT6:17 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:04 pm ICT1:52 pm ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm WFT6:14 pm WFT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT6:24 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am CAT6:28 am SAST

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: February 15, 2147 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse