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July 22, 2028 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: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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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 70.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJul 22 at 00:27:37Jul 21 at 8:27:37 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJul 22 at 01:30:43Jul 21 at 9:30:43 pm
Maximum EclipseJul 22 at 02:55:29Jul 21 at 10:55:29 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJul 22 at 04:20:04Jul 22 at 12:20:04 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJul 22 at 05:23:11Jul 22 at 1:23:11 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 Nov 25, 2030

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:07 am AWST3:49 pm LHST
Christmas Island
Total Solar Eclipse
7:39 am CXT10:25 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
7:03 am CCT9:35 am CCT
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
3:03 pm NZST5:23 pm NZST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am DAVT2:36 pm DDUT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:21 am IOT8:22 am IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:47 am MYT11:25 am MYT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am ICT9:47 am ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CST10:28 am CST
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am TLT1:19 pm TLT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:32 pm FJT5:08 pm FJT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am TFT8:05 am TFT
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am HKT10:03 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 am IST8:01 am IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:30 am WIB1:42 pm WIT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am ICT9:38 am ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:38 am CST10:04 am CST
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am MYT11:33 am MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am MVT7:13 am MVT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:20 am MUT6:30 am MUT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 am CHUT3:08 pm PONT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:09 am MMT9:03 am MMT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 pm NCT4:13 pm NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:19 pm NUT5:39 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:12 pm NFT4:19 pm NFT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am 1:01 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am WIT2:53 pm PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am 11:44 am
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am SGT11:04 am SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:48 pm SBT3:53 pm SBT
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:06 am IST7:41 am IST
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am ICT9:50 am ICT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:50 pm TOT6:03 pm TOT
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:19 pm VUT4:08 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am ICT9:54 am ICT

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 eclipse1,000,000,00012.65%
At least 10% partial653,000,0008.19%
At least 20% partial493,000,0006.18%
At least 30% partial394,000,0004.94%
At least 40% partial353,000,0004.43%
At least 50% partial319,000,0004.00%
At least 60% partial276,000,0003.47%
At least 70% partial241,000,0003.02%
At least 80% partial206,000,0002.58%
At least 90% partial138,000,0001.73%
Totality or annularity6,350,0000.08%

* 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.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: July 6, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse