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May 22, 2077 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 84.3 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 22 at 00:10:59May 21 at 8:10:59 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 22 at 01:16:18May 21 at 9:16:18 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 22 at 02:44:48May 21 at 10:44:48 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 22 at 04:13:16May 22 at 12:13:16 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 22 at 05:18:37May 22 at 1:18:37 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 May 11, 2078

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:13 am AWST2:25 pm AEST
Papua New Guinea
Total Solar Eclipse
9:57 am WIT3:48 pm BST
Solomon Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
12:32 pm SBT4:03 pm SBT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:53 pm SST6:07 pm SST
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:01 am DDUT1:11 pm DDUT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am CXT9:07 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:23 am CCT8:09 am CCT
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 pm CKT6:47 pm CKT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 am WITA12:24 pm TLT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm FJT5:10 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm TAHT5:53 pm TAHT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:51 am TFT7:03 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:06 pm ChST2:14 pm ChST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:38 am WITA1:13 pm WIT
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:23 pm GILT6:18 pm PHOT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am WITA10:25 am MYT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:30 pm 5:10 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:45 am CHUT4:02 pm KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm NRT5:08 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:45 pm NCT3:51 pm NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:47 pm NZST4:49 pm NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:50 pm NUT5:50 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:54 pm NFT3:32 pm NFT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:11 pm ChST2:14 pm ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:18 am 12:47 pm
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am 11:08 am
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:50 pm WST6:10 pm WST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:55 pm TKT6:17 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:37 pm TOT6:11 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:34 pm TVT5:15 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:58 pm SST6:17 pm SST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:57 pm VUT4:00 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:39 pm WFT5:13 pm WFT

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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: June 6, 2077 — Partial Lunar Eclipse