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May 21–22, 2096 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: Much of Asia, North/West Australia, West in North America, Pacific, 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 91.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 21 at 22:58:26May 21 at 6:58:26 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 21 at 23:51:58May 21 at 7:51:58 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 22 at 01:35:42May 21 at 9:35:42 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 22 at 03:19:22May 21 at 11:19:22 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 22 at 04:12:59May 22 at 12:12:59 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 May 11, 2097

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Indonesia
Total Solar Eclipse
5:58 am WIB10:34 am WIT
Philippines
Total Solar Eclipse
7:08 am 9:43 am
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am AWST11:12 am PGT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am BST6:53 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am BTT6:48 am BTT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:07 am BNT9:14 am BNT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am ICT8:12 am ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 pm PDT8:32 pm PDT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am CST10:19 am CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am CXT7:52 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am CCT7:18 am CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am TLT10:07 am TLT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am ChST12:22 pm ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am HKT9:28 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:55 am IST6:27 am IST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 am JST12:01 pm JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:31 pm GILT5:46 pm LINT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am ICT8:13 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am CST9:27 am CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am MYT9:20 am MYT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:33 pm 3:17 pm
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 pm PDT7:43 pm PDT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am CHUT1:32 pm KOST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:49 am ULAT9:40 am ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am MMT7:35 am MMT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:22 pm NRT1:49 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am NPT6:25 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:16 am KST11:12 am KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am ChST12:35 pm ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am 10:50 am
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:23 am PGT11:45 am PGT
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am VLAT3:08 pm PETT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am SGT9:00 am SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:29 am SBT12:10 pm SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:03 am KST11:16 am JST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am IST6:19 am IST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am CST9:46 am CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:12 am ICT8:10 am ICT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:36 pm WAKT4:58 pm
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:19 pm HST6:11 pm HST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:14 am ICT8:16 am ICT

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: May 7, 2096 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: June 6, 2096 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse