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November 17, 2161 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/West Asia, Much of Africa, North/East South America, 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 130.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginNov 17 at 07:35:39Nov 17 at 2:35:39 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginNov 17 at 08:32:22Nov 17 at 3:32:22 am
Maximum EclipseNov 17 at 10:17:22Nov 17 at 5:17:22 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endNov 17 at 12:02:18Nov 17 at 7:02:18 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endNov 17 at 12:59:05Nov 17 at 7:59:05 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 Nov 6 – Nov 7, 2162

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Total Solar Eclipse
9:09 am WAT2:00 pm CAT
British Indian Ocean Territory
Total Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm IOT6:59 pm IOT
Madagascar
Total Solar Eclipse
12:44 pm EAT3:47 pm EAT
Malawi
Total Solar Eclipse
11:06 am CAT2:27 pm CAT
Mozambique
Total Solar Eclipse
11:01 am CAT2:35 pm CAT
Zambia
Total Solar Eclipse
9:37 am WAT2:22 pm CAT
Algeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:00 am GMT11:07 am WAT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 pm BST5:18 pm BST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:49 am GMT11:32 am WAT
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:42 am CAT2:09 pm SAST
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 am BRT6:40 am BRT
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:43 am GMT11:21 am WAT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am CAT2:09 pm CAT
Cabo Verde
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:36 am CVT8:41 am CVT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:00 am WAT12:18 pm WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:13 am WAT12:43 pm WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:15 am WAT1:11 pm CAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:05 pm NPT5:07 pm IST
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:36 pm CCT6:07 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:40 pm EAT3:41 pm EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:06 am WAT12:27 pm WAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am WAT2:14 pm CAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:40 am GMT10:21 am GMT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:03 pm EAT3:07 pm EAT
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:56 am WAT12:05 pm WAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:56 am CAT3:01 pm EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:19 am SAST2:10 pm SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:21 am CAT3:27 pm EAT
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am BRT6:27 am GFT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:35 pm 5:49 pm TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:01 am WAT12:20 pm WAT
Gambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am GMT9:52 am GMT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:44 am GMT10:29 am GMT
Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am GMT10:07 am GMT
Guinea-Bissau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am GMT9:54 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:26 pm IST6:14 pm IST
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:04 pm WIB6:20 pm WIB
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:12 pm EAT3:31 pm EAT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:18 am SAST2:00 pm SAST
Liberia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am GMT10:12 am GMT
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:41 am CET11:29 am WAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:51 pm MVT5:56 pm MVT
Mali
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:39 am GMT11:14 am WAT
Mauritania
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am GMT10:01 am GMT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:18 pm MUT4:53 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:46 pm EAT3:42 pm EAT
Morocco
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:42 am WEST10:42 am WEST
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:35 pm MMT5:43 pm MMT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:24 am WAT2:03 pm CAT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:46 pm IST5:28 pm NPT
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:52 am GMT11:38 am WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:51 am WAT11:53 am WAT
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:49 pm AST4:12 pm GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:20 pm PKT5:11 pm PKT
Portugal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am WET9:30 am WET
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:16 pm RET4:45 pm RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am CAT2:08 pm CAT
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:50 am GMT10:30 am GMT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:57 am GMT10:53 am GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:27 pm AST3:56 pm GST
Senegal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:36 am GMT9:57 am GMT
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:50 pm SCT4:53 pm SCT
Sierra Leone
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:37 am GMT10:03 am GMT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm EAT3:34 pm EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:53 am SAST2:13 pm SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:47 am WAT3:08 pm EAT
Spain
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:51 am WET9:33 am WET
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:29 pm IST5:49 pm IST
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:45 am CAT2:48 pm EAT
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:24 am GFT6:26 am GFT
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 am CAT3:35 pm EAT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:48 am GMT10:30 am GMT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:56 am CAT3:14 pm EAT
Western Sahara
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am GMT10:44 am WEST
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:14 pm AST3:26 pm AST
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:51 am CAT2:21 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: November 3, 2161 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: December 2, 2161 — Almost Lunar Eclipse