Partial Solar Eclipse on May 13, 2181

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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: Atlantic, Antarctica.

Unfortunately, this eclipse does not pass over any major population centers

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Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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The dark areas symbolize night and twilight.

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 145.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages Worldwide	UTC Time	Local Time in Columbus*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin	May 13 at 14:17:34	May 13 at 10:17:34 am
Maximum Eclipse	May 13 at 14:53:25	May 13 at 10:53:25 am
Last location to see the partial eclipse end	May 13 at 15:29:16	May 13 at 11:29:16 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 Partial Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 8, 2181

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

Country	Type	Start of Eclipse	End of Eclipse
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.	Partial Solar Eclipse	12:36 pm GST	1:12 pm GST

All times shown in this table are local time.

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 third eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: April 13–14, 2181 — Partial Solar Eclipse

Second eclipse this season: April 29, 2181 — Total Lunar Eclipse

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