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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: Australia, South/West North America, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
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Eclipse Shadow Path
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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The Âé¶¹Ó³» below are actual Âé¶¹Ó³» (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 74.1 seconds.
Eclipse Stages Worldwide | UTC Time | Local Time in Wichita* |
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First location to see the partial eclipse begin | Feb 16 at 20:53:03 | Feb 16 at 2:53:03 pm |
First location to see the full eclipse begin | Feb 16 at 21:59:42 | Feb 16 at 3:59:42 pm |
Maximum Eclipse | Feb 16 at 23:54:53 | Feb 16 at 5:54:53 pm |
Last location to see the full eclipse end | Feb 17 at 01:50:11 | Feb 16 at 7:50:11 pm |
Last location to see the partial eclipse end | Feb 17 at 02:56:44 | Feb 16 at 8:56:44 pm |
* These local Âé¶¹Ó³» 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 Wichita.
Upcoming eclipses visible in Wichita
Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on Feb 5 – Feb 6, 2046
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds
Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible
Country | Type | Start of Eclipse | End of Eclipse |
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Cook Islands | Annular Solar Eclipse | 12:36 pm CKT | 4:25 pm CKT |
French Polynesia | Annular Solar Eclipse | 12:53 pm TAHT | 5:05 pm MART |
Kiribati | Annular Solar Eclipse | 12:11 pm PHOT | 4:40 pm LINT |
New Zealand | Annular Solar Eclipse | 10:11 am NZDT | 2:12 pm NZDT |
American Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:35 am SST | 3:01 pm SST |
Antarctica | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:28 am DDUT | 9:48 am DDUT |
Australia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:23 am ACDT | 11:06 am LHDT |
Chile | Partial Solar Eclipse | 7:16 pm EASST | 8:41 pm EASST |
Fiji | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:49 am FJT | 1:32 pm FJT |
Mexico | Partial Solar Eclipse | 6:47 pm CST | 5:43 pm PST |
New Caledonia | Partial Solar Eclipse | 8:36 am NCT | 11:51 am NCT |
Niue | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:21 am NUT | 2:49 pm NUT |
Norfolk Island | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:22 am NFDT | 12:34 pm NFDT |
Pitcairn Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 3:42 pm PST | 5:59 pm PST |
Samoa | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:35 am WST | 2:55 pm WST |
Solomon Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 9:25 am SBT | 11:38 am SBT |
Tokelau | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:53 am TKT | 3:03 pm TKT |
Tonga | Partial Solar Eclipse | 11:01 am TOT | 2:43 pm TOT |
Tuvalu | Partial Solar Eclipse | 10:45 am TVT | 1:36 pm TVT |
US Minor Outlying Islands | Partial Solar Eclipse | 12:36 pm SST | 3:35 pm |
United States | Partial Solar Eclipse | 2:46 pm HST | 4:40 pm HST |
Vanuatu | Partial Solar Eclipse | 8:47 am VUT | 11:47 am VUT |
Wallis and Futuna | Partial Solar Eclipse | 10:25 am WFT | 1:45 pm WFT |
All Âé¶¹Ó³» 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 |
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Any part of the eclipse | 128,000,000 | 1.36% |
At least 10% partial | 40,900,000 | 0.43% |
At least 20% partial | 37,600,000 | 0.40% |
At least 30% partial | 33,100,000 | 0.35% |
At least 40% partial | 30,200,000 | 0.32% |
At least 50% partial | 21,400,000 | 0.23% |
At least 60% partial | 13,600,000 | 0.14% |
At least 70% partial | 6,850,000 | 0.07% |
At least 80% partial | 3,620,000 | 0.04% |
Totality or annularity | 2,060,000 | 0.02% |
* 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 Âé¶¹Ó³», there are three during the same eclipse season.
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: March 3, 2045 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse