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12 September 2034 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 North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, 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 71.5 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Hong Kong*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin12 Sep, 13:26:4312 Sep, 21:26:43
First location to see the full eclipse begin12 Sep, 14:32:1412 Sep, 22:32:14
Maximum Eclipse12 Sep, 16:18:1613 Sep, 00:18:16
Last location to see the full eclipse end12 Sep, 18:04:1113 Sep, 02:04:11
Last location to see the partial eclipse end12 Sep, 19:09:5013 Sep, 03:09:50

* 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 Hong Kong.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Hong Kong

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on 9 Mar – 10 Mar 2035

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:53 BOT15:50 BRT36m, 49s
Bolivia
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:27 PET14:39 AMT12m, 48s
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:12 PET17:01 FNT15m, 6s
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:07 EASST15:25 CLST11m, 19s
Paraguay
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:02 BOT15:49 ART7m, 51s
Saint Helena
Annular Solar Eclipse
16:52 GMT18:37 GMT2m, 45s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
13:18 CLST15:20 ---
Aruba
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 AST12:30 AST---
Belize
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:52 CST09:55 CST---
Caribbean Netherlands
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:41 AST12:33 AST---
Cayman Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:20 EST10:44 EST---
Colombia
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:51 COT12:43 PET---
Costa Rica
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:42 CST10:35 CST---
Cuba
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:24 CDT11:37 CDT---
Curaçao
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:38 AST12:32 AST---
Dominican Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 AST11:50 AST---
Ecuador
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:36 GALT12:25 PET---
El Salvador
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:46 CST10:08 CST---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
13:00 FKST15:24 FKST---
French Guiana
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:27 GFT14:34 GFT---
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:00 GAMT06:51 GAMT---
Grenada
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:21 AST12:24 AST---
Guatemala
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:45 CST10:02 CST---
Guyana
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:58 VET13:38 GYT---
Haiti
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:43 EDT11:49 EDT---
Honduras
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:49 CST10:10 CST---
Jamaica
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:25 EST10:55 EST---
Mexico
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:40 PDT09:56 CST---
Nicaragua
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:49 CST10:23 CST---
Panama
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:51 CST11:47 EST---
Peru
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:54 PET13:14 PET---
Pitcairn Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:19 PST07:59 PST---
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:30 AST12:15 AST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:26 GST16:41 GST---
Suriname
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:12 GYT14:36 BRT---
Trinidad and Tobago
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:08 AST12:43 AST---
US Minor Outlying Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
03:40 SST11:47 CDT---
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:26 CDT09:51 CDT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:29 UYT15:51 UYT---
Venezuela
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:15 COT13:33 AMT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse676,000,0008.17%
At least 10% partial532,000,0006.44%
At least 20% partial393,000,0004.75%
At least 30% partial328,000,0003.96%
At least 40% partial295,000,0003.57%
At least 50% partial266,000,0003.22%
At least 60% partial211,000,0002.56%
At least 70% partial131,000,0001.58%
At least 80% partial73,100,0000.88%
At least 90% partial24,800,0000.30%
Totality or annularity5,960,0000.07%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

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: 28 September 2034 — Partial Lunar Eclipse