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April 2, 2117 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/East Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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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 102.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginApr 2 at 03:15:19Apr 1 at 11:15:19 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginApr 2 at 04:24:41Apr 2 at 12:24:41 am
Maximum EclipseApr 2 at 06:13:42Apr 2 at 2:13:42 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endApr 2 at 08:02:50Apr 2 at 4:02:50 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endApr 2 at 09:12:05Apr 2 at 5:12:05 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 Mar 22, 2118

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Christmas Island
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:53 am CXT3:25 pm CXT
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
12:01 pm WIB5:08 pm
Palau
Annular Solar Eclipse
3:21 pm 6:11 pm
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:35 am 4:21 pm DDUT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm AWST6:18 pm ACST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:56 pm BST1:59 pm BST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am SAST6:52 am CAT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am IOT10:42 am MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:51 pm MYT5:01 pm BNT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm ICT3:55 pm ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:30 pm CST4:57 pm CST
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:04 am CCT2:36 pm CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm WITA5:50 pm TLT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am SAST7:00 am SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am TFT11:34 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 pm ChST6:33 pm ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm HKT4:56 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am IST1:55 pm IST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:00 pm JST6:01 pm JST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:11 pm ICT3:54 pm ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:13 am SAST7:06 am SAST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:47 pm CST4:55 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:40 am EAT8:19 am EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm MYT5:04 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am MVT11:34 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:58 pm 7:08 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am MUT10:05 am MUT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:42 pm CHUT6:58 pm CHUT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am CAT7:00 am CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm MMT3:10 pm MMT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am SAST6:57 am SAST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 pm NRT6:57 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:32 pm NCT6:04 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 pm NZDT7:39 pm NZDT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 pm NFDT6:42 pm NFDT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm ChST6:34 pm ChST
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:20 pm WIT5:42 pm WIT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:02 pm 5:10 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am RET9:37 am RET
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:25 pm SGT4:43 pm SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:38 pm SBT6:41 pm SBT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:47 am SAST7:36 am SAST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:37 pm KST5:35 pm KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am IST1:02 pm IST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:51 pm CST5:03 pm CST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:37 pm ICT3:51 pm ICT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:34 pm VUT5:54 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:51 pm ICT3:57 pm ICT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am CAT6:37 am SAST

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: April 16, 2117 — Partial Lunar Eclipse