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May 20, 2050 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/West South America, Pacific, 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 75.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 20 at 18:21:17May 20 at 2:21:17 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 20 at 19:47:34May 20 at 3:47:34 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 20 at 20:41:40May 20 at 4:41:40 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 20 at 21:35:46May 20 at 5:35:46 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 20 at 23:02:04May 20 at 7:02:04 pm

* 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 Mar 30, 2052

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:24 pm ART6:55 pm ART
Bolivia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm BOT5:18 pm PET
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:48 pm EAST4:53 pm EAST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am CKT10:36 am CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:02 am FJT7:19 am FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:34 am TAHT12:55 pm GAMT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am LINT10:31 am LINT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:31 am NZST8:34 am NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am NUT8:47 am NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:27 am NFT6:36 am NFT
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 pm PYT6:37 pm PYT
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:33 pm PET5:45 pm PET
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:57 am PST2:22 pm PST
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:45 am TOT8:41 am TOT

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 eclipse93,500,0000.96%
At least 10% partial45,100,0000.46%
At least 20% partial34,700,0000.36%
At least 30% partial28,600,0000.29%
At least 40% partial22,000,0000.23%
At least 50% partial7,220,0000.07%
At least 60% partial3,980,0000.04%
At least 70% partial203,0000.002%
At least 80% partial260.0000002%
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: May 6–7, 2050 — Total Lunar Eclipse