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January 29–30, 2177 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: North/East Asia, North/West North America, Pacific.

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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 142.2 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJan 29 at 20:05:31Jan 29 at 3:05:31 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJan 29 at 21:58:21Jan 29 at 4:58:21 pm
Maximum EclipseJan 29 at 22:28:13Jan 29 at 5:28:13 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJan 29 at 22:57:25Jan 29 at 5:57:25 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJan 30 at 00:50:23Jan 29 at 7:50:23 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 Dec 9, 2178

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Russia
Annular Solar Eclipse
9:02 am PETT12:26 pm ANAT
United States
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:33 am HST3:50 pm AKST
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 pm AKST4:50 pm PST
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:30 am VLAT7:04 am CST
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:47 am ChST7:54 am ChST
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am JST8:08 am JST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:24 am GILT10:04 am GILT
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am 10:43 am
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am PONT8:56 am KOST
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:36 am NRT9:28 am NRT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:33 am VLAT7:49 am KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:45 am ChST8:14 am ChST
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:17 am JST7:39 am KST
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:08 am WAKT12:48 pm SST

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: January 14, 2177 — Partial Lunar Eclipse