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May 9, 2032 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 in Africa, South/East South America, 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 70.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 9 at 11:09:56May 9 at 7:09:56 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 9 at 12:47:18May 9 at 8:47:18 am
Maximum EclipseMay 9 at 13:25:38May 9 at 9:25:38 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 9 at 14:04:01May 9 at 10:04:01 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 9 at 15:41:20May 9 at 11:41:20 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 Sep 12, 2034

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:25 pm WAT5:37 pm CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:25 am 5:25 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am ART10:25 am ART
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:23 pm SAST5:41 pm CAT
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:16 am BRT12:10 pm FNT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am CLT10:23 am CLST
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:29 pm WAT3:53 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:13 pm WAT5:27 pm CAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:41 pm SAST5:20 pm SAST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:15 am FKST10:28 am FKST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:05 pm TFT5:52 pm
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:28 pm SAST5:30 pm SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm EAT5:41 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:15 pm CAT5:26 pm CAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:43 pm SAST5:32 pm CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:10 pm CAT5:40 pm SAST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am PYT9:45 am ART
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am GMT3:14 pm GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm SAST5:41 pm SAST
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:23 am GST12:15 pm GST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:43 pm CAT5:11 pm CAT
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am UYT10:10 am UYT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm CAT5:37 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:49 pm CAT5:39 pm CAT

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 eclipse434,000,0005.17%
At least 10% partial164,000,0001.96%
At least 20% partial86,000,0001.02%
At least 30% partial68,300,0000.81%
At least 40% partial30,700,0000.36%
At least 50% partial13,000,0000.15%
At least 60% partial7,290,0000.09%
At least 70% partial2840.000003%
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* 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: April 25, 2032 — Total Lunar Eclipse