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May 5, 2171 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: South in Asia, 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 137.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 5 at 00:30:13May 4 at 8:30:13 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 5 at 01:45:00May 4 at 9:45:00 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 5 at 03:21:03May 4 at 11:21:03 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 5 at 04:57:14May 5 at 12:57:14 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 5 at 06:11:54May 5 at 2:11:54 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Apr 23, 2172

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
American Samoa
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm SST6:11 pm SST
Australia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:36 am AWST3:30 pm AEST
Fiji
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm TOT5:57 pm FJT
Papua New Guinea
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:42 am PGT4:57 pm BST
Samoa
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm WST6:15 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
1:21 pm SBT5:03 pm SBT
Wallis and Futuna
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm WFT5:36 pm WFT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am CAST1:57 pm DDUT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am CXT9:45 am CXT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 pm CKT6:50 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:27 am WITA1:42 pm TLT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:43 pm TAHT5:58 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am TFT7:44 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:10 pm ChST3:33 pm ChST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am WITA2:32 pm WIT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:46 pm JST1:48 pm JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm GILT6:11 pm GILT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:00 am MYT11:28 am MYT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm 6:09 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:41 pm PONT5:06 pm KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:09 pm NRT6:09 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm NCT4:47 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:01 pm NZST5:20 pm NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm NUT5:57 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm NFT4:29 pm NFT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm ChST3:32 pm ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:16 am 2:11 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am 12:32 pm
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm TKT6:20 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 pm TOT6:24 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm TVT6:09 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 pm SST6:47 pm SST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm VUT4:59 pm VUT

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: May 19, 2171 — Partial Lunar Eclipse