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September 23, 2033 Partial 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/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 71.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginSep 23 at 11:47:55Sep 23 at 7:47:55 am
Maximum EclipseSep 23 at 13:53:24Sep 23 at 9:53:24 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endSep 23 at 15:58:25Sep 23 at 11:58:25 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 27, 2036

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am 6:57 pm
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am CLST11:57 am ART
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:17 am BOT9:47 am CLST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am ART10:57 am BRT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am CLST11:56 am CLST
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am FKST11:57 am FKST
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am ART10:16 am ART
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:05 am GST1:37 pm GST
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:14 am UYT11:03 am UYT

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 eclipse82,700,0000.99%
At least 10% partial26,700,0000.32%
At least 20% partial4,720,0000.06%
At least 30% partial823,0000.009%
At least 40% partial67,5000.0008%
At least 50% partial--

* 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: October 8, 2033 — Total Lunar Eclipse