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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 Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Chicago* |
|---|---|---|
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Mar 20 at 07:40:03 | Mar 20 at 2:40:03 am |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | Mar 20 at 08:37:00 | Mar 20 at 3:37:00 am |
| Maximum Eclipse | Mar 20 at 10:17:35 | Mar 20 at 5:17:35 am |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | Mar 20 at 11:58:04 | Mar 20 at 6:58:04 am |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Mar 20 at 12:54:59 | Mar 20 at 7:54:59 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 Chicago.
Upcoming eclipses visible in Chicago
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
| Country | Type | Start of Eclipse | End of Eclipse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
|
2:58 pm AFT | 5:23 pm AFT |
| Benin |
|
8:59 am WAT | 11:55 am WAT |
| Cameroon |
|
9:06 am WAT | 12:26 pm WAT |
| Chad |
|
9:21 am WAT | 12:57 pm WAT |
| China |
|
6:44 pm CST | 8:54 pm CST |
| Egypt |
|
11:03 am EET | 2:24 pm EET |
| India |
|
4:11 pm IST | 6:24 pm IST |
| Iran |
|
1:32 pm IRST | 4:21 pm IRST |
| Kuwait |
|
1:00 pm AST | 3:41 pm AST |
| Nigeria |
|
9:01 am WAT | 12:25 pm WAT |
| Pakistan |
|
3:28 pm PKT | 5:54 pm PKT |
| Saudi Arabia |
|
12:34 pm AST | 3:45 pm AST |
| Sudan |
|
10:40 am CAT | 2:24 pm CAT |
| Albania |
|
10:35 am CET | 12:47 pm CET |
| Algeria |
|
9:23 am CET | 12:29 pm CET |
| Andorra |
|
10:31 am CET | 11:52 am CET |
| Angola |
|
9:07 am WAT | 11:52 am WAT |
| Armenia |
|
2:07 pm AMT | 4:33 pm AMT |
| Austria |
|
10:49 am CET | 12:28 pm CET |
| Azerbaijan |
|
2:08 pm AZT | 4:36 pm AZT |
| Bahrain |
|
1:06 pm AST | 3:43 pm AST |
| Bangladesh |
|
5:01 pm BST | 6:18 pm BST |
| Belarus |
|
1:09 pm MSK | 2:51 pm MSK |
| Belgium |
|
10:59 am CET | 11:52 am CET |
| Bhutan |
|
5:01 pm BTT | 6:16 pm BTT |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|
10:41 am CET | 12:40 pm CET |
| Botswana |
|
10:55 am CAT | 11:57 am CAT |
| Brazil |
|
5:59 am FNT | 7:43 am FNT |
| Bulgaria |
|
11:43 am EET | 2:01 pm EET |
| Burkina Faso |
|
7:59 am GMT | 10:52 am GMT |
| Burundi |
|
10:52 am CAT | 1:22 pm CAT |
| Cabo Verde |
|
6:59 am CVT | 8:59 am CVT |
| Central African Republic |
|
9:16 am WAT | 12:43 pm WAT |
| Congo |
|
9:06 am WAT | 12:19 pm WAT |
| Congo Democratic Republic |
|
9:08 am WAT | 1:43 pm CAT |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
|
7:50 am GMT | 10:36 am GMT |
| Croatia |
|
10:41 am CET | 12:39 pm CET |
| Cyprus |
|
11:41 am EET | 2:20 pm |
| Czechia |
|
10:56 am CET | 12:29 pm CET |
| Denmark |
|
11:19 am CET | 12:06 pm CET |
| Djibouti |
|
12:36 pm EAT | 3:21 pm EAT |
| Equatorial Guinea |
|
8:58 am WAT | 11:59 am WAT |
| Eritrea |
|
12:21 pm EAT | 3:23 pm EAT |
| Estonia |
|
12:27 pm EET | 1:29 pm EET |
| Ethiopia |
|
12:06 pm EAT | 3:20 pm EAT |
| Finland |
|
12:36 pm EET | 1:20 pm EET |
| France |
|
10:30 am CET | 12:15 pm CET |
| French Guiana |
|
6:32 am GFT | 6:36 am GFT |
| Gabon |
|
9:03 am WAT | 12:04 pm WAT |
| Gambia |
|
7:58 am GMT | 10:14 am GMT |
| Georgia |
|
2:06 pm GET | 4:31 pm GET |
| Germany |
|
10:51 am CET | 12:18 pm CET |
| Ghana |
|
7:54 am GMT | 10:45 am GMT |
| Gibraltar |
|
10:05 am CET | 11:37 am CET |
| Greece |
|
11:29 am EET | 2:07 pm EET |
| Guernsey |
|
10:09 am GMT | 10:18 am GMT |
| Guinea |
|
7:52 am GMT | 10:24 am GMT |
| Guinea-Bissau |
|
7:55 am GMT | 10:14 am GMT |
| Hungary |
|
10:50 am CET | 12:41 pm CET |
| Indonesia |
|
6:37 pm WIB | 6:49 pm WIB |
| Iraq |
|
12:49 pm AST | 3:41 pm AST |
| Israel |
|
11:36 am IST | 2:23 pm IST |
| Italy |
|
10:16 am CET | 12:41 pm CET |
| Jersey |
|
10:05 am GMT | 10:23 am GMT |
| Jordan |
|
12:36 pm EEST | 3:29 pm EEST |
| Kazakhstan |
|
3:20 pm AQTT | 5:47 pm |
| Kenya |
|
12:08 pm EAT | 2:57 pm EAT |
| Kosovo |
|
10:42 am CET | 12:46 pm CET |
| Kyrgyzstan |
|
4:40 pm KGT | 6:49 pm KGT |
| Laos |
|
6:09 pm ICT | 6:29 pm ICT |
| Latvia |
|
12:22 pm EET | 1:34 pm EET |
| Lebanon |
|
11:43 am EET | 2:24 pm EET |
| Liberia |
|
7:50 am GMT | 10:21 am GMT |
| Libya |
|
10:44 am EET | 2:03 pm EET |
| Liechtenstein |
|
10:50 am CET | 12:09 pm CET |
| Lithuania |
|
12:16 pm EET | 1:34 pm EET |
| Luxembourg |
|
10:59 am CET | 11:54 am CET |
| Malawi |
|
11:19 am CAT | 12:50 pm CAT |
| Maldives |
|
4:13 pm MVT | 5:25 pm MVT |
| Mali |
|
7:57 am GMT | 11:04 am GMT |
| Malta |
|
10:19 am CET | 12:35 pm CET |
| Mauritania |
|
8:03 am GMT | 10:40 am GMT |
| Moldova |
|
11:58 am EET | 1:59 pm EET |
| Monaco |
|
10:37 am CET | 12:07 pm CET |
| Mongolia |
|
5:52 pm HOVT | 7:21 pm HOVT |
| Montenegro |
|
10:40 am CET | 12:43 pm CET |
| Morocco |
|
9:15 am WEST | 11:51 am WEST |
| Mozambique |
|
11:33 am CAT | 12:31 pm CAT |
| Myanmar |
|
5:33 pm MMT | 6:32 pm MMT |
| Namibia |
|
10:19 am CAT | 12:05 pm CAT |
| Nepal |
|
4:38 pm NPT | 6:36 pm NPT |
| Netherlands |
|
11:04 am CET | 11:50 am CET |
| Niger |
|
9:08 am WAT | 12:38 pm WAT |
| North Macedonia |
|
10:39 am CET | 12:51 pm CET |
| Oman |
|
2:08 pm GST | 4:48 pm GST |
| Palestine |
|
11:38 am EET | 2:23 pm EET |
| Poland |
|
11:01 am CET | 12:39 pm CET |
| Portugal |
|
8:40 am WET | 10:31 am WET |
| Qatar |
|
1:06 pm AST | 3:43 pm AST |
| Romania |
|
11:49 am EET | 2:00 pm EET |
| Russia |
|
1:06 pm MSK | 7:35 pm |
| Rwanda |
|
10:51 am CAT | 1:26 pm CAT |
| Saint Helena |
|
7:41 am GMT | 9:51 am GMT |
| San Marino |
|
10:41 am CET | 12:21 pm CET |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
|
8:00 am GMT | 10:49 am GMT |
| Senegal |
|
7:57 am GMT | 10:19 am GMT |
| Serbia |
|
10:44 am CET | 12:49 pm CET |
| Sierra Leone |
|
7:51 am GMT | 10:17 am GMT |
| Slovakia |
|
10:56 am CET | 12:39 pm CET |
| Slovenia |
|
10:46 am CET | 12:28 pm CET |
| Somalia |
|
12:35 pm EAT | 3:27 pm EAT |
| South Sudan |
|
10:41 am CAT | 2:06 pm CAT |
| Spain |
|
8:32 am WET | 12:02 pm CET |
| Sri Lanka |
|
4:46 pm IST | 6:04 pm IST |
| Sweden |
|
11:22 am CET | 12:09 pm CET |
| Switzerland |
|
10:45 am CET | 12:12 pm CET |
| Syria |
|
12:43 pm EEST | 3:30 pm EEST |
| Tajikistan |
|
3:38 pm TJT | 5:51 pm TJT |
| Tanzania |
|
11:54 am EAT | 2:31 pm EAT |
| Thailand |
|
6:11 pm ICT | 6:40 pm ICT |
| Togo |
|
7:59 am GMT | 10:47 am GMT |
| Tunisia |
|
9:58 am CET | 12:28 pm CET |
| Turkey |
|
12:37 pm EEST | 3:33 pm EEST |
| Turkmenistan |
|
3:19 pm TMT | 5:49 pm TMT |
| Uganda |
|
11:53 am EAT | 2:48 pm EAT |
| Ukraine |
|
11:58 am EET | 2:12 pm EET |
| United Arab Emirates |
|
2:08 pm GST | 4:47 pm GST |
| United Kingdom |
|
10:13 am GMT | 10:28 am GMT |
| Uzbekistan |
|
3:25 pm UZT | 5:50 pm UZT |
| Vatican City (Holy See) |
|
10:35 am CET | 12:24 pm CET |
| Vietnam |
|
6:09 pm ICT | 6:20 pm ICT |
| Western Sahara |
|
9:14 am WEST | 11:31 am WEST |
| Yemen |
|
12:40 pm AST | 3:39 pm AST |
| Zambia |
|
10:40 am CAT | 12:57 pm CAT |
| Zimbabwe |
|
11:19 am CAT | 11:59 am CAT |
| Åland Islands |
|
12:39 pm EET | 1:03 pm EET |
All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.)
How Many People Can See This Eclipse?
| Number of People Seeing... | Number of People* | Fraction of World Population |
|---|---|---|
| Any part of the eclipse | 4,880,000,000 | 59.06% |
| At least 10% partial | 4,160,000,000 | 50.33% |
| At least 20% partial | 3,700,000,000 | 44.72% |
| At least 30% partial | 3,300,000,000 | 39.89% |
| At least 40% partial | 2,980,000,000 | 36.11% |
| At least 50% partial | 2,650,000,000 | 32.08% |
| At least 60% partial | 2,130,000,000 | 25.77% |
| At least 70% partial | 1,500,000,000 | 18.14% |
| At least 80% partial | 948,000,000 | 11.46% |
| At least 90% partial | 561,000,000 | 6.78% |
| Totality or annularity | 109,000,000 | 1.32% |
* 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.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: April 3, 2034 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse