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August 26, 2109 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 in Africa, 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 98.1 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 26 at 05:50:47Aug 26 at 1:50:47 am
Maximum EclipseAug 26 at 07:55:52Aug 26 at 3:55:52 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 26 at 10:00:28Aug 26 at 6:00:28 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 Jun 24, 2112

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:55 am WAT9:33 am CAT
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:52 pm NZST4:54 pm DAVT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am CAT10:04 am SAST
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CAT9:22 am CAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am SAST10:20 am SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:18 am 2:48 pm TFT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am SAST10:22 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:25 am EAT11:38 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:14 am CAT9:50 am CAT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:20 am MUT12:21 pm MUT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:04 am SAST10:21 am CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am CAT10:02 am SAST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:06 am RET12:28 pm RET
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:33 am GMT7:55 am GMT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:53 am CAT11:07 am SAST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:35 am CAT10:13 am EAT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:59 am CAT9:40 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am CAT10:04 am SAST

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: September 9, 2109 — Total Lunar Eclipse