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May 14, 2162 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: South in Asia, North/West Australia, 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 130.6 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMay 14 at 05:17:39May 14 at 1:17:39 am
First location to see the full eclipse beginMay 14 at 06:49:54May 14 at 2:49:54 am
Maximum EclipseMay 14 at 07:50:38May 14 at 3:50:38 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMay 14 at 08:51:28May 14 at 4:51:28 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMay 14 at 10:23:38May 14 at 6:23:38 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 Sep 16, 2164

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:55 am 2:04 pm MAWT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:50 pm AWST5:53 pm AWST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:32 am CAT9:17 am SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:58 pm IOT1:40 pm MUT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:30 pm CXT5:09 pm CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:29 pm CCT4:44 pm CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:10 am EAT10:53 am EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:26 am SAST9:41 am SAST
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:32 am TFT2:49 pm TFT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:46 pm WIB4:59 pm WIB
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:22 am SAST9:38 am SAST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:31 am EAT11:35 am EAT
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:55 am CAT9:23 am CAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:41 pm MVT2:14 pm MVT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:50 am MUT1:30 pm MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:07 am EAT11:00 am EAT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:27 am CAT9:46 am CAT
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:29 am SAST9:09 am SAST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:46 am RET1:04 pm RET
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am SCT12:39 pm SCT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:19 am SAST10:18 am SAST
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:37 am CAT9:05 am CAT
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:09 am CAT8:40 am CAT
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:38 am SAST9:27 am 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: April 29, 2162 — Partial Lunar Eclipse