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October 16, 2107 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: Much of Europe, South/West Asia, West in Australia, Africa, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 97.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 16 at 06:34:51Oct 16 at 2:34:51 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 16 at 07:32:17Oct 16 at 3:32:17 am
Maximum EclipseOct 16 at 09:16:55Oct 16 at 5:16:55 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 16 at 11:01:25Oct 16 at 7:01:25 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 16 at 11:58:59Oct 16 at 7:58:59 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 Oct 4 – Oct 5, 2108

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Algeria
Total Solar Eclipse
6:35 am GMT11:13 am EET
Central African Republic
Total Solar Eclipse
7:52 am WAT11:14 am WAT
Chad
Total Solar Eclipse
7:45 am WAT11:53 am CAT
Kenya
Total Solar Eclipse
9:22 am CAT2:02 pm EAT
Mali
Total Solar Eclipse
6:34 am GMT10:04 am WAT
Mauritania
Total Solar Eclipse
6:34 am GMT8:48 am GMT
Morocco
Total Solar Eclipse
7:35 am WEST9:48 am WEST
Niger
Total Solar Eclipse
7:37 am WAT10:27 am WAT
Seychelles
Total Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm SCT3:36 pm SCT
Somalia
Total Solar Eclipse
10:37 am EAT2:07 pm EAT
South Sudan
Total Solar Eclipse
9:00 am CAT1:39 pm EAT
Sudan
Total Solar Eclipse
7:54 am WAT1:25 pm EAT
Uganda
Total Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CAT1:40 pm EAT
Western Sahara
Total Solar Eclipse
7:35 am WEST9:43 am WEST
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:41 pm AFT3:01 pm PKT
Albania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am CEST10:57 am CEST
Andorra
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am CEST10:41 am CEST
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am WAT12:10 pm CAT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 pm AWST6:33 pm AWST
Austria
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:40 am CEST
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am AST1:12 pm AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:28 pm IST5:16 pm BST
Belgium
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am CEST10:32 am CEST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am WAT10:05 am WAT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:42 pm IST4:18 pm IST
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:50 am CEST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:07 am CAT12:16 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:40 am BRT5:10 am BRT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:15 pm IOT3:53 pm MUT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 pm BNT6:08 pm MYT
Bulgaria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 am EEST11:56 am EEST
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am GMT9:02 am GMT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am CAT12:33 pm CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:22 am CVT7:30 am CVT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm ICT5:50 pm ICT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:46 am WAT10:42 am WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm CST5:33 pm MMT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:02 pm CXT5:53 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:28 pm CCT5:59 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am EAT2:15 pm EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am WAT10:49 am WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am WAT12:35 pm CAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am GMT8:52 am GMT
Croatia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CEST10:50 am CEST
Cyprus
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am EEST10:20 am BST
Czechia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:30 am CEST10:34 am CEST
Denmark
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CEST10:10 am CEST
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am EAT1:43 pm EAT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am EET12:02 pm CAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:54 am WAT10:26 am WAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:19 am CAT1:39 pm EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am SAST12:16 pm SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am CAT2:00 pm EAT
France
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am CEST10:47 am CEST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:20 pm TFT4:33 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am WAT10:37 am WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am GMT8:37 am GMT
Germany
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:37 am CEST
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am GMT8:59 am GMT
Gibraltar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:43 am CEST10:42 am CEST
Greece
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 am EEST12:13 pm EEST
Guernsey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am BST9:31 am BST
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:39 am GMT8:43 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am GMT8:36 am GMT
Hungary
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am CEST10:42 am CEST
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:45 pm IST5:09 pm IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 pm WIB6:25 pm WIB
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am AST1:57 pm IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 am AST12:53 pm AST
Ireland
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am IST9:28 am IST
Isle of Man
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am BST9:24 am BST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am EEST12:38 pm IDT
Italy
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:54 am CEST10:59 am CEST
Jersey
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:12 am BST9:32 am BST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 am EEST12:40 pm AST
Kosovo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:20 am CEST10:52 am CEST
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:03 am AST12:57 pm AST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:01 pm ICT5:55 pm ICT
Lebanon
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am IDT12:27 pm EEST
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am SAST11:37 am SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am GMT8:42 am GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am CET11:43 am EET
Liechtenstein
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:37 am CEST
Luxembourg
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:21 am CEST10:32 am CEST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:26 am EAT2:27 pm EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am EAT12:50 pm CAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 pm MYT7:06 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:15 pm MVT4:49 pm MVT
Malta
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:57 am CEST11:00 am CEST
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm MUT3:42 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am EAT2:16 pm EAT
Moldova
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am EEST11:40 am EEST
Monaco
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am CEST10:42 am CEST
Montenegro
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST10:52 am CEST
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:56 am CAT1:05 pm CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:24 pm MMT5:56 pm MMT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:05 am WAT12:08 pm CAT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:38 pm IST4:31 pm NPT
Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am CEST10:29 am CEST
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am WAT10:31 am WAT
North Macedonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:17 am CEST11:55 am EEST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:09 pm GST2:49 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 pm IRST3:41 pm PKT
Palestine
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:26 am EEST12:32 pm IDT
Poland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:42 am CEST10:29 am CEST
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am WEST9:40 am WEST
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 am AST1:17 pm AST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:00 pm RET3:31 pm RET
Romania
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:31 am CEST11:48 am EEST
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:23 am CAT12:32 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am GMT7:59 am GMT
San Marino
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am CEST10:44 am CEST
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am GMT9:15 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:22 am AST2:39 pm GST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:38 am GMT8:39 am GMT
Serbia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:22 am CEST11:52 am EEST
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am GMT8:39 am GMT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 pm SGT6:53 pm SGT
Slovakia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:34 am CEST10:36 am CEST
Slovenia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am CEST10:42 am CEST
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:29 am SAST12:24 pm SAST
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am CEST10:46 am CEST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:02 pm IST5:15 pm IST
Switzerland
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am CEST10:39 am CEST
Syria
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:34 am IDT12:31 pm EEST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am EAT2:04 pm EAT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 pm ICT6:11 pm ICT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:41 am GMT9:01 am GMT
Tunisia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:45 am EET10:02 am CET
Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:21 am EEST12:18 pm EEST
Ukraine
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:48 am CEST11:41 am EEST
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:14 pm GST2:29 pm GST
United Kingdom
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:11 am BST9:30 am BST
Vatican City (Holy See)
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am CEST10:48 am CEST
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:59 pm ICT5:46 pm ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:36 am AST2:01 pm AST
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:39 am CAT12:44 pm CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:02 am CAT12:39 pm CAT

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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: October 2, 2107 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse