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April 12, 2173 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: Europe, Much of Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, Atlantic, Arctic.

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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 139.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide UTC Time Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin Apr 12 at 07:24:35 Apr 12 at 3:24:35 am
First location to see the full eclipse begin Apr 12 at 08:48:51 Apr 12 at 4:48:51 am
Maximum Eclipse Apr 12 at 09:47:21 Apr 12 at 5:47:21 am
Last location to see the full eclipse end Apr 12 at 10:45:23 Apr 12 at 6:45:23 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end Apr 12 at 12:09:51 Apr 12 at 8:09:51 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 Oct 6 – Oct 7, 2173

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country Type Start of Eclipse End of Eclipse
Faroe Islands
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:50 am WEST 12:13 pm WEST
Portugal
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:47 am WEST 11:38 am WEST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:23 am CEST 1:43 pm CEST
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am CEST 1:04 pm CEST
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am GMT 11:40 am CET
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am CEST 12:48 pm CEST
Armenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:56 pm AMT 3:02 pm AMT
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CEST 1:15 pm CEST
Azerbaijan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:03 pm AZT 3:05 pm AZT
Belarus
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:01 pm MSK 2:37 pm MSK
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CEST 1:08 pm CEST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am WAT 10:19 am WAT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:39 am CEST 1:09 pm CEST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am FNT 5:50 am BRT
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am EEST 2:12 pm EEST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am GMT 9:29 am GMT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:28 am CVT 8:28 am CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am WAT 10:04 am WAT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am NDT 7:25 am EDT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am WAT 10:56 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 pm CST 7:54 pm CST
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am GMT 9:15 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CEST 1:11 pm CEST
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:17 pm EEST 1:38 pm
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CEST 1:18 pm CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am CEST 1:23 pm CEST
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:46 am EET 12:26 pm EET
Estonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EEST 2:39 pm EEST
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm EEST 2:44 pm EEST
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:17 am CEST 1:07 pm CEST
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am GMT 9:23 am GMT
Georgia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm GET 3:15 pm GET
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am CEST 1:21 pm CEST
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am GMT 9:15 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CEST 12:26 pm CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:39 am EEST 2:05 pm EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am WGST 10:31 am WGST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am BST 11:58 am BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT 9:20 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT 9:20 am GMT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CEST 1:19 pm CEST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am GMT 11:13 am GMT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm IRST 2:19 pm IRST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am IST 12:02 pm IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:37 am BST 12:04 pm BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm IDT 1:11 pm IDT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:20 am CEST 1:07 pm CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am BST 11:57 am BST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:48 pm ORAT 5:01 pm
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:44 am CEST 1:06 pm CEST
Latvia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:03 pm EEST 2:37 pm EEST
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm EEST 1:25 pm EEST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am GMT 9:08 am GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am EET 12:33 pm EET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am CEST 1:05 pm CEST
Lithuania
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm EEST 2:34 pm EEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am CEST 1:07 pm CEST
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:28 am GMT 9:58 am GMT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CEST 12:42 pm CEST
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am GMT 10:01 am GMT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:03 pm EEST 2:23 pm EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:27 am CEST 12:56 pm CEST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 pm ULAT 8:05 pm ULAT
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 am CEST 1:05 pm CEST
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am GMT 10:26 am GMT
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:37 am CEST 1:13 pm CEST
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am WAT 10:58 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am WAT 10:23 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CEST 1:05 pm CEST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:52 am CEST 1:45 pm CEST
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am CEST 1:29 pm CEST
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:49 am EEST 2:22 pm EEST
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:59 am EET 7:09 pm KRAT
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am PMDT 8:16 am PMDT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:33 am CEST 1:01 pm CEST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT 9:30 am GMT
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am CEST 1:12 pm CEST
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am GMT 9:13 am GMT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am CEST 1:20 pm CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am CEST 1:10 pm CEST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am WEST 12:49 pm CEST
Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am CEST 1:40 pm CEST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CEST 1:06 pm CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm EEST 1:42 pm EEST
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am GMT 9:15 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CET 11:43 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am TRT 2:09 pm TRT
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am EEST 2:35 pm EEST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:28 am BST 12:16 pm BST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:49 am EDT 6:17 am EDT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm UZT 4:24 pm UZT
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:30 am CEST 12:56 pm CEST
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:34 am GMT 10:02 am GMT
Åland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm EEST 2:34 pm 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: March 29, 2173 — Partial Lunar Eclipse