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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

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Argentina
Annular Solar Eclipse
10:53 BOT15:50 BRT
Bolivia
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:27 PET14:39 BOT
Brazil
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:12 PET17:01 FNT
Chile
Annular Solar Eclipse
09:07 EASST15:25 CLST
Paraguay
Annular Solar Eclipse
11:02 BOT15:49 ART
Saint Helena
Annular Solar Eclipse
16:52 GMT18:37 GMT
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.)

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