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March 2, 2166 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: Australia, Pacific, 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 133.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginMar 2 at 03:42:02Mar 1 at 10:42:02 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginMar 2 at 05:04:00Mar 2 at 12:04:00 am
Maximum EclipseMar 2 at 05:51:13Mar 2 at 12:51:13 am
Last location to see the full eclipse endMar 2 at 06:38:36Mar 2 at 1:38:36 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse endMar 2 at 08:00:25Mar 2 at 3:00:25 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 Jul 16, 2167

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Total Solar Eclipse
6:52 am 4:58 pm DDUT
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
6:29 pm NZDT8:35 pm NZDT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:18 pm AWST6:00 pm AEST
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:25 pm FJT6:48 pm FJT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:50 am TFT10:46 am TFT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 pm WIT4:38 pm WIT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:23 pm NCT6:31 pm NCT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:11 pm NFDT7:20 pm NFDT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:51 pm PGT5:56 pm PGT
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:46 pm SBT6:51 pm SBT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:45 am SAST7:01 am SAST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:28 pm VUT6:16 pm VUT

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: February 14–15, 2166 — Partial Lunar Eclipse