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June 15–16, 2178 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 Europe, Asia, Much of North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

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This eclipse is visible in Columbus - go to local timings and animation

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 143.4 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginJun 15 at 21:54:50Jun 15 at 5:54:50 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginJun 15 at 23:05:41Jun 15 at 7:05:41 pm
Maximum EclipseJun 16 at 00:18:19Jun 15 at 8:18:19 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endJun 16 at 01:31:02Jun 15 at 9:31:02 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endJun 16 at 02:41:46Jun 15 at 10:41:46 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. Please note that the local times for Columbus are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Columbus.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Columbus

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on Nov 28, 2179

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Canada
Total Solar Eclipse
7:31 pm EDT7:21 pm PDT
Kazakhstan
Total Solar Eclipse
3:14 am 5:14 am YEKT
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
7:06 am KST1:35 pm ANAT
United States
Total Solar Eclipse
1:59 pm HDT7:37 pm PDT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:11 am AFT4:50 am TJT
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:00 am BST5:27 am BST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:56 am BTT7:29 am CST
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:21 am ICT5:44 am ICT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:54 am CST9:18 am YAKT
Finland
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:07 am EEST3:44 am EEST
Greenland
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:25 pm WGST12:26 am WGST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am HKT7:00 am CST
Iceland
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:36 pm GMT1:07 am GMT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:34 am CST4:45 am PKT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:03 am JST9:18 am JST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:02 am 4:57 am
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:18 am ICT7:10 am CST
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am CST6:59 am CST
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:53 pm PDT7:40 pm PDT
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:00 am ULAT9:07 am YAKT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:30 am CST7:25 am CST
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:12 am CST5:07 am IST
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am KST9:00 am KST
Norway
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:09 am CEST2:59 am CEST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:34 am PKT4:49 am PKT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:19 am 6:38 am
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:00 am KST8:47 am KST
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Partial Solar Eclipse
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Sweden
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:12 am CEST2:45 am CEST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:01 am CST7:03 am CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:38 am TJT4:55 am UZT
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:26 am ICT5:37 am MMT
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:37 am KGT5:01 am UZT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:06 am ICT6:10 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 first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: June 29–30, 2178 — Partial Lunar Eclipse