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April 23, 2172 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: Much of Asia, North/West Australia, South/East Africa, West in North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 138.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Apr 23 at 00:49:07 Apr 22 at 8:49:07 pm
First location to see the full eclipse begin Apr 23 at 01:53:10 Apr 22 at 9:53:10 pm
Maximum Eclipse Apr 23 at 03:50:58 Apr 22 at 11:50:58 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse end Apr 23 at 05:48:43 Apr 23 at 1:48:43 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Apr 23 at 06:52:50 Apr 23 at 2:52:50 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 Apr 12, 2173

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:04 am WIB 1:17 pm WITA
Japan
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:28 am JST 3:43 pm JST
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:14 am MYT 1:07 pm MYT
Singapore
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:14 am SGT 12:23 pm SGT
Taiwan
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:18 am CST 1:57 pm CST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am AWST 11:56 am AWST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am BST 10:31 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am BTT 10:31 am BTT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:10 am IOT 9:16 am IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am BNT 12:55 pm BNT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:32 am ICT 12:02 pm ICT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:48 pm MST 10:25 pm MST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:55 am CST 2:17 pm CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am CXT 10:54 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:25 am CCT 10:09 am CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:40 am TLT 1:16 pm TLT
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am EAT 5:58 am EAT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am TFT 8:02 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm ChST 4:12 pm ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am HKT 1:35 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:50 am IST 10:20 am IST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:14 pm GILT 6:00 pm GILT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am ICT 12:05 pm ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am CST 1:32 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:48 am EAT 6:02 am EAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:08 am MVT 8:25 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm 6:38 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am MUT 7:03 am MUT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm CHUT 5:03 pm PONT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:04 am ULAT 1:52 pm ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am MMT 11:26 am MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:01 am NPT 10:02 am NPT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:05 pm KST 3:17 pm KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:18 pm ChST 4:28 pm ChST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:10 am GST 6:51 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am PKT 8:16 am PKT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am 2:38 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:15 pm PGT 2:46 pm PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am 1:51 pm
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:32 am RET 7:00 am RET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:23 pm VLAT 5:34 pm SAKT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am AST 5:37 am AST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am SCT 7:04 am SCT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:20 am EAT 6:00 am EAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am KST 3:21 pm JST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am IST 9:12 am IST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am ICT 12:00 noon ICT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:22 pm WAKT 6:45 pm WAKT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:24 pm HDT 9:30 pm HDT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:29 am ICT 12:16 pm ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am AST 5:57 am AST

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: April 8–9, 2172 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: May 8, 2172 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse