Partial Solar Eclipse on October 27, 2163

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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: North in North America, Atlantic.

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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 131.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide	UTC Time	Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin	Oct 27 at 16:38:21	Oct 27 at 12:38:21 pm
Maximum Eclipse	Oct 27 at 17:18:49	Oct 27 at 1:18:49 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse end	Oct 27 at 17:59:17	Oct 27 at 1:59:17 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 Jan 21, 2167

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country	Type	Start of Eclipse	End of Eclipse
Canada	Partial Solar Eclipse	12:38 pm EDT	1:30 pm EDT
Greenland	Partial Solar Eclipse	1:38 pm ADT	4:52 pm WGST
Iceland	Partial Solar Eclipse	5:06 pm GMT	5:32 pm GMT

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 third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: September 28, 2163 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: October 12, 2163 — Total Lunar Eclipse

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