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August 16, 2156 Partial 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 Europe, North/East Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, Arctic.

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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 126.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 16 at 01:34:55Aug 15 at 9:34:55 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 16 at 03:39:35Aug 15 at 11:39:35 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 16 at 05:44:16Aug 16 at 1:44:16 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 15 – Jun 16, 2159

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 pm EDT8:50 pm AKDT
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 am EEST5:59 am EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:47 am GMT12:56 am ADT
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:34 am CEST5:03 am CEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 am MSK4:55 pm PETT
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 am EEST4:59 am CEST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:13 pm SST6:41 pm
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 pm AKDT7:43 pm HST

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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: August 30–31, 2156 — Total Lunar Eclipse