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March 20, 2034 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, Africa, North/East South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 71.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 20 at 07:40:03Mar 20 at 3:40:03 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 20 at 08:37:00Mar 20 at 4:37:00 am
Maximum EclipseMar 20 at 10:17:35Mar 20 at 6:17:35 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 20 at 11:58:04Mar 20 at 7:58:04 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 20 at 12:54:59Mar 20 at 8:54:59 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 Sep 1 – Sep 2, 2035

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Afghanistan
Total Solar Eclipse
1:58 pm IRST5:23 pm AFT10m, 9s
Benin
Total Solar Eclipse
7:59 am GMT11:55 am WAT1m, 49s
Cameroon
Total Solar Eclipse
9:06 am WAT12:26 pm WAT10m, 21s
Chad
Total Solar Eclipse
9:21 am WAT12:57 pm WAT35m, 20s
China
Total Solar Eclipse
4:44 pm KGT6:24 pm IST4m, 14s
Egypt
Total Solar Eclipse
11:03 am EET2:24 pm EET14m, 55s
India
Total Solar Eclipse
4:11 pm IST6:24 pm IST4m, 14s
Iran
Total Solar Eclipse
1:02 pm AST5:51 pm PKT16m, 17s
Kuwait
Total Solar Eclipse
1:00 pm AST3:41 pm AST4m, 29s
Nigeria
Total Solar Eclipse
9:01 am WAT12:25 pm WAT36m, 47s
Pakistan
Total Solar Eclipse
2:58 pm AFT5:54 pm PKT4m, 37s
Saudi Arabia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm AST4:45 pm GST26m, 19s
Sudan
Total Solar Eclipse
9:40 am WAT2:24 pm CAT33m, 25s
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CET12:47 pm CET---
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:23 am CET1:29 pm EET---
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:31 am CET11:52 am CET---
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am WAT12:52 pm CAT---
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm AMT4:03 pm IRST---
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am CET12:28 pm CET---
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:38 pm IRST4:06 pm IRST---
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm AST3:43 pm AST---
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm BST5:48 pm IST---
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm MSK1:51 pm EET---
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am CET11:52 am CET---
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 pm CST5:46 pm IST---
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CET12:40 pm CET---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:55 am CAT11:57 am CAT---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am FNT6:43 am BRT---
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CET3:01 pm EEST---
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am GMT10:52 am GMT---
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am CAT1:22 pm CAT---
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am CVT8:59 am CVT---
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am WAT1:43 pm CAT---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am WAT12:19 pm WAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am WAT1:43 pm CAT---
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am GMT10:36 am GMT---
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CET12:39 pm CET---
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:41 am EET2:20 pm EET---
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am CET12:29 pm CET---
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am CET12:06 pm CET---
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm EAT3:21 pm EAT---
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:58 am WAT11:59 am WAT---
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm EAT2:23 pm CAT---
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm EET1:29 pm EET---
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am CAT3:20 pm EAT---
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm EET1:20 pm EET---
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CET12:15 pm CET---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 am GFT6:36 am GFT---
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am WAT12:04 pm WAT---
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am GMT10:14 am GMT---
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:06 pm GET4:31 pm AZT---
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am CET12:18 pm CET---
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am GMT10:45 am GMT---
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am CET11:37 am CET---
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am EET2:07 pm EET---
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am GMT10:18 am GMT---
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am GMT10:24 am GMT---
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am GMT10:14 am GMT---
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am CET12:41 pm CET---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 pm WIB6:49 pm WIB---
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:49 pm AST3:41 pm AST---
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:36 am EET2:23 pm IST---
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:16 am CET12:41 pm CET---
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:05 am GMT10:23 am GMT---
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm EEST3:29 pm AST---
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm AQTT5:47 pm ---
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am CAT2:57 pm EAT---
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am CET12:46 pm CET---
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:40 pm TJT6:49 pm KGT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm ICT6:29 pm ICT---
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:22 pm EET2:34 pm MSK---
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:43 am IST2:24 pm EET---
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am GMT10:21 am GMT---
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am EET2:03 pm EET---
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:50 am CET12:09 pm CET---
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm MSK2:34 pm MSK---
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am CET11:54 am CET---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am CAT1:50 pm EAT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 pm MVT5:25 pm MVT---
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am GMT12:04 pm WAT---
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:19 am CET12:35 pm CET---
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am GMT10:40 am GMT---
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am EET1:59 pm EET---
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CET12:07 pm CET---
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 pm HOVT7:21 pm HOVT---
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:40 am CET12:43 pm CET---
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am WEST11:51 am WEST---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:33 am CAT12:31 pm CAT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 pm CST6:02 pm BST---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am WAT11:05 am WAT---
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 pm NPT6:21 pm IST---
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:04 am CET11:50 am CET---
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am WAT12:38 pm WAT---
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am CET12:51 pm CET---
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:08 pm GST4:48 pm GST---
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:38 am EET3:23 pm EEST---
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am CET12:39 pm CET---
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:40 am WET11:31 am CET---
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm AST3:43 pm AST---
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am EET2:00 pm EET---
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm MSK6:35 pm OMST---
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am CAT1:26 pm CAT---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am GMT9:51 am GMT---
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CET12:21 pm CET---
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am GMT10:49 am GMT---
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am GMT10:19 am GMT---
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CET1:49 pm EET---
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am GMT10:17 am GMT---
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am CET12:39 pm CET---
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am CET12:28 pm CET---
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm EAT3:27 pm EAT---
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am WAT2:06 pm CAT---
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am WET12:02 pm CET---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm IST6:04 pm IST---
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:22 am CET12:09 pm CET---
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am CET12:12 pm CET---
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:43 pm EEST3:30 pm AST---
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm UZT5:21 pm AFT---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am CAT2:31 pm EAT---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 pm ICT6:40 pm ICT---
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am GMT10:47 am GMT---
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 am EET12:28 pm CET---
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm EEST3:33 pm AST---
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm TMT5:19 pm AFT---
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am CAT1:48 pm CAT---
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:58 am EET3:12 pm MSK---
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:08 pm GST4:47 pm GST---
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:13 am GMT10:28 am GMT---
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:25 pm AQTT5:50 pm TJT---
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CET12:24 pm CET---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 pm ICT6:20 pm ICT---
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am GMT11:31 am WEST---
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm AST4:39 pm GST---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am WAT12:57 pm CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am CAT11:59 am CAT---
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm EET1:03 pm EET---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse4,880,000,00059.06%
At least 10% partial4,160,000,00050.33%
At least 20% partial3,700,000,00044.72%
At least 30% partial3,300,000,00039.89%
At least 40% partial2,980,000,00036.11%
At least 50% partial2,650,000,00032.08%
At least 60% partial2,130,000,00025.77%
At least 70% partial1,500,000,00018.14%
At least 80% partial948,000,00011.46%
At least 90% partial561,000,0006.78%
Totality or annularity109,000,0001.32%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

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: April 3, 2034 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse