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October 6–7, 2173 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, Australia, Pacific, 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 139.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 6 at 22:12:30Oct 6 at 6:12:30 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 6 at 23:48:00Oct 6 at 7:48:00 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 7 at 00:36:57Oct 6 at 8:36:57 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 7 at 01:25:12Oct 6 at 9:25:12 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 7 at 03:00:51Oct 6 at 11:00:51 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 Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Aug 16, 2175

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Antarctica
Annular Solar Eclipse
6:40 am DAVT3:56 pm NZDT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:16 am 1:27 pm
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:26 am MYT7:10 am MYT
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am CXT7:01 am CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:41 am CCT6:35 am CCT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:15 am WITA8:00 am WITA
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:15 am TFT6:16 am TFT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:12 am WIB8:05 am WITA
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am WIB7:28 am MYT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:08 pm NZDT3:29 pm NZDT
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:41 am WIT9:48 am PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:37 am 6:56 am
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:49 am SGT7:28 am SGT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:58 am ICT6:11 am ICT

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: September 21, 2173 — Partial Lunar Eclipse