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October 28–29, 2171 Total 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: Much of Asia, North/West North America, Pacific.

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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 Âé¶¹Ó³»­ below are actual Âé¶¹Ó³»­ (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 137.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Wichita*
First location to see the partial eclipse beginOct 28 at 23:01:08Oct 28 at 6:01:08 pm
First location to see the full eclipse beginOct 29 at 00:02:11Oct 28 at 7:02:11 pm
Maximum EclipseOct 29 at 01:28:49Oct 28 at 8:28:49 pm
Last location to see the full eclipse endOct 29 at 02:55:36Oct 28 at 9:55:36 pm
Last location to see the partial eclipse endOct 29 at 03:56:32Oct 28 at 10:56:32 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 Total Solar Eclipse will be on Oct 17, 2172

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
China
Total Solar Eclipse
7:01 am CST9:22 am CST
Japan
Total Solar Eclipse
8:06 am JST11:14 am JST
Russia
Total Solar Eclipse
8:02 am YAKT1:48 pm PETT
US Minor Outlying Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
11:57 am WAKT4:54 pm
American Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:40 pm SST4:47 pm SST
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:59 am BTT6:07 am BTT
Canada
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:40 pm MST6:32 pm MST
Cook Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:48 pm CKT5:54 pm CKT
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:28 pm FJT3:32 pm FJT
French Polynesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
4:41 pm MART5:49 pm TAHT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:44 am ChST12:00 noon ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:33 am HKT8:30 am HKT
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
5:09 am IST5:48 am IST
Kiribati
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:39 pm GILT5:56 pm LINT
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:35 am CST8:27 am CST
Marshall Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:07 pm 3:19 pm
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:57 am CHUT2:00 pm KOST
Mongolia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:01 am ULAT9:07 am ULAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:02 am MMT6:47 am MMT
Nauru
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:38 pm NRT3:14 pm NRT
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:05 pm NCT1:50 pm NCT
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
3:04 pm NUT4:38 pm NUT
North Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:02 am KST10:18 am KST
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:29 am ChST12:02 pm ChST
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
9:12 am 10:12 am
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:35 am PGT1:39 pm BST
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:31 am 8:49 am
Samoa
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:44 pm WST4:44 pm WST
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 am SBT2:15 pm SBT
South Korea
Partial Solar Eclipse
8:03 am KST10:20 am JST
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7:20 am CST8:55 am CST
Tokelau
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:32 pm TKT4:48 pm TKT
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:46 pm TOT4:38 pm TOT
Tuvalu
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:06 pm TVT3:38 pm TVT
United States
Partial Solar Eclipse
2:55 pm HDT5:34 pm HST
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
12:21 pm VUT2:10 pm VUT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
6:43 am ICT7:08 am ICT
Wallis and Futuna
Partial Solar Eclipse
1:39 pm WFT3:41 pm WFT

All Âé¶¹Ó³»­ 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 Âé¶¹Ó³»­, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: November 12, 2171 — Partial Lunar Eclipse