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May 25, 2161 Annular 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 Asia, Much of Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.

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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 129.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 25 at 01:08:58May 24 at 9:08:58 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 25 at 02:10:41May 24 at 10:10:41 pm
Maximum EclipseMay 25 at 04:03:35May 25 at 12:03:35 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 25 at 05:56:23May 25 at 1:56:23 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 25 at 06:58:02May 25 at 2:58:02 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on May 14, 2162

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
British Indian Ocean Territory
Annular Solar Eclipse
7:12 am IOT9:30 am IOT
Cambodia
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:35 am ICT12:19 pm ICT
Kiribati
Annular Solar Eclipse
4:40 pm GILT6:41 pm GILT
Philippines
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:01 am 2:16 pm
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:26 am ICT12:13 pm ICT
Vietnam
Annular Solar Eclipse
8:35 am ICT12:25 pm ICT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 am AFT7:32 am AFT
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 pm SST6:06 pm SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 am 4:28 pm PGT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am BST10:58 am MMT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am BTT10:23 am BTT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:52 am MYT1:38 pm BNT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am MMT1:51 pm CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:41 am CXT11:26 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am CCT10:30 am CCT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am EAT6:02 am EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:48 am TLT2:48 pm TLT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:42 am EAT6:00 am EAT
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:30 am EAT6:08 am EAT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm FJT5:53 pm FJT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:08 am TFT8:15 am TFT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:37 pm ChST4:45 pm ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am HKT1:40 pm HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am IST11:10 am MMT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:20 am WIB4:37 pm PGT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am IRST6:34 am IRST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:35 am JST3:35 pm JST
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am EAT6:09 am EAT
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am ICT12:20 pm ICT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:10 am CST1:38 pm CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:55 am EAT6:14 am EAT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am MYT1:52 pm MYT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am MVT8:36 am MVT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm 6:56 pm
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 am MUT7:16 am MUT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:16 pm CHUT5:57 pm KOST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:02 am ULAT12:44 pm CHOT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:58 am MMT11:27 am MMT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:36 pm NRT6:52 pm NRT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am IST9:56 am NPT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:54 pm NCT5:34 pm NCT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:16 pm NFT5:00 pm NFT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:13 pm KST2:37 pm KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:38 pm ChST4:45 pm ChST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 am GST7:08 am GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:57 am PKT8:27 am PKT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:54 am 3:34 pm
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:42 pm PGT4:53 pm PGT
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am RET7:14 am RET
Russia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:40 pm VLAT4:31 pm MAGT
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 pm WST6:09 pm WST
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am GST7:02 am GST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am SCT7:16 am SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am SGT12:51 pm SGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:26 pm SBT5:52 pm SBT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am EAT6:10 am EAT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:02 pm KST2:50 pm KST
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:46 am IST9:24 am IST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am CST2:00 pm CST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:52 pm TKT6:16 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 pm TOT6:17 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:47 pm TVT6:07 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:31 pm WAKT6:43 pm WAKT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am GST6:56 am GST
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:59 pm HST8:16 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:46 pm VUT5:34 pm VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:53 pm WFT5:30 pm WFT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:54 am AST6:10 am AST

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: May 9, 2161 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: June 8, 2161 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse