Partial Solar Eclipse on September 16

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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 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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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 118.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide	UTC Time	Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin	Sep 16 at 21:01:51	Sep 16 at 5:01:51 pm
Maximum Eclipse	Sep 16 at 22:55:11	Sep 16 at 6:55:11 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end	Sep 17 at 00:48:06	Sep 16 at 8:48:06 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 16, 2145

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country	Type	Start of Eclipse	End of Eclipse
Antarctica	Partial Solar Eclipse	5:46 am CAST	9:43 pm
Australia	Partial Solar Eclipse	6:31 am ACST	10:50 am
New Zealand	Partial Solar Eclipse	9:34 am NZST	12:02 pm NZST
Norfolk Island	Partial Solar Eclipse	8:34 am NFT	9:44 am NFT

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 30–October 1, 2145 — Total Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: October 16, 2145 — Partial Solar Eclipse

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