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May 23–24, 2115 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: North/East Europe, 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 101.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 23 at 23:55:21May 23 at 7:55:21 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 24 at 01:06:46May 23 at 9:06:46 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 24 at 02:12:16May 23 at 10:12:16 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 24 at 03:17:28May 23 at 11:17:28 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 24 at 04:28:55May 24 at 12:28:55 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 25 – Sep 26, 2117

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Afghanistan
Total Solar Eclipse
4:44 am AFT6:36 am AFT
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
9:53 pm EDT9:25 pm PDT
China
Total Solar Eclipse
8:00 am CST1:10 pm VLAT
Iran
Total Solar Eclipse
4:12 am IRST5:42 am IRST
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:22 am KGT7:35 am
Kyrgyzstan
Total Solar Eclipse
6:20 am KGT8:15 am KGT
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:32 am 4:10 pm ANAT
Tajikistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:17 am TJT7:10 am TJT
Turkmenistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:20 am TMT7:13 am TMT
Uzbekistan
Total Solar Eclipse
5:20 am UZT7:17 am
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 am AMT6:14 am AMT
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am AZT6:14 am AZT
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:48 am AST4:53 am AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am BST7:46 am BST
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 am MSK5:38 am MSK
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am BTT7:50 am BTT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:04 am ICT8:10 am ICT
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 am CEST4:48 am CEST
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:18 am EEST5:44 am EEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:13 am EEST5:59 am EEST
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:27 am GET6:18 am GET
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:44 am WGST12:41 am ADT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am HKT9:32 am HKT
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:42 am GMT3:15 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am IST7:32 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:06 am WIB7:46 am WIB
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 am AST5:09 am AST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am JST12:10 pm JST
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am AST4:59 am AST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am ICT8:36 am ICT
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 am EEST5:43 am EEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 am EEST5:41 am EEST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am CST9:31 am CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am MYT8:37 am MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am MVT6:12 am MVT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:17 am EEST5:29 am EEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am HOVT10:54 am ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am MMT8:22 am MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 am NPT7:38 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am KST11:51 am KST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:21 am CEST5:12 am CEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am GST5:51 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:08 am PKT7:04 am PKT
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:12 am CEST4:41 am CEST
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:45 am AST4:52 am AST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am EEST5:29 am EEST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 am AST4:58 am AST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am KST11:35 am KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:44 am IST6:44 am IST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:31 am CEST5:18 am CEST
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 am CEST4:59 am CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:57 am EEST5:10 am EEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am CST9:37 am CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 am ICT8:31 am ICT
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 am EEST5:19 am EEST
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 am EEST5:35 am EEST
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am GST5:50 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 pm AKDT8:24 pm AKDT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am ICT8:38 am ICT
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 am EEST5:47 am EEST

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 8, 2115 — Partial Lunar Eclipse