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August 4–5, 2176 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/East Asia, Australia, Pacific.

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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 141.8 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginAug 4 at 20:22:49Aug 4 at 4:22:49 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginAug 4 at 21:22:05Aug 4 at 5:22:05 pm
Maximum EclipseAug 4 at 23:03:33Aug 4 at 7:03:33 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endAug 5 at 00:44:49Aug 4 at 8:44:49 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endAug 5 at 01:44:16Aug 4 at 9:44:16 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Jun 15 – Jun 16, 2178

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Cook Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
11:58 am CKT3:24 pm CKT
French Polynesia
Total Solar Eclipse
12:34 pm TAHT4:39 pm GAMT
Marshall Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
8:33 am 11:44 am
Micronesia
Total Solar Eclipse
6:23 am CHUT10:20 am KOST
Palau
Total Solar Eclipse
5:54 am 7:27 am
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:47 am SST2:02 pm SST
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am PGT9:01 am AEST
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:18 am MYT6:19 am MYT
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:50 pm EAST6:52 pm EAST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:10 am CST6:01 am CST
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:44 am TLT7:29 am TLT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:26 am FJT12:38 pm FJT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am ChST8:36 am ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:57 am HKT6:00 am HKT
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:42 am PGT7:40 am WIT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:33 am JST7:36 am JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:48 am GILT3:20 pm LINT
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am MYT6:20 am MYT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:44 am NRT11:37 am NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:26 am NCT10:59 am NCT
New Zealand
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 am NZST12:36 pm NZST
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 am NUT2:01 pm NUT
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am NFT10:39 am NFT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:23 am ChST8:35 am ChST
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:29 am PGT10:08 am BST
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:25 am 6:22 am
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:27 pm PST5:41 pm PST
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:49 am WST1:54 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:42 am SBT10:50 am SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:09 am KST6:41 am KST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:22 am CST6:05 am CST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 am TKT1:50 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:48 am TOT1:50 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:08 am TVT12:27 pm TVT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am WAKT1:53 pm
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:11 am HST1:52 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:10 am VUT10:54 am VUT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:40 am WFT12:42 pm WFT

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: July 21–22, 2176 — Partial Lunar Eclipse