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2031年5月21日水曜日 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: Much of Asia, North/West Australia, South/East Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean.

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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 70.7 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Tokyo*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin5月21日 (水)4時14分14秒5月21日 (水)13時14分14秒
First location to see the full eclipse begin5月21日 (水)5時18分42秒5月21日 (水)14時18分42秒
Maximum Eclipse5月21日 (水)7時14分57秒5月21日 (水)16時14分57秒
Last location to see the full eclipse end5月21日 (水)9時11分09秒5月21日 (水)18時11分09秒
Last location to see the partial eclipse end5月21日 (水)10時15分40秒5月21日 (水)19時15分40秒

* 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 Tokyo.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Tokyo

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on 2032年5月9日 (日)

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStart of EclipseEnd of Eclipse
Angola
Annular Solar Eclipse
6時33分 CAT8時41分 CAT
Congo Democratic Republic
Annular Solar Eclipse
6時14分 CAT9時57分 EAT
India
Annular Solar Eclipse
10時45分 IST15時34分 IST
Indonesia
Annular Solar Eclipse
13時37分 WIB17時15分 WIB
Malawi
Annular Solar Eclipse
6時14分 CAT9時58分 EAT
Malaysia
Annular Solar Eclipse
14時54分 MYT18時15分 MYT
Namibia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6時38分 CAT8時41分 CAT
Sri Lanka
Annular Solar Eclipse
11時07分 IST15時15分 IST
Tanzania
Annular Solar Eclipse
7時14分 EAT10時14分 EAT
Thailand
Annular Solar Eclipse
13時48分 ICT17時11分 ICT
Zambia
Annular Solar Eclipse
6時14分 CAT8時57分 CAT
Afghanistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時17分 AFT13時08分 AFT
Australia
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時50分 AWST17時50分 AWST
Bahrain
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時23分 AST10時50分 AST
Bangladesh
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時28分 BST15時48分 BST
Benin
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時21分 WAT7時10分 WAT
Bhutan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時38分 BTT15時04分 IST
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時29分 SAST8時42分 SAST
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時07分 IOT15時05分 IOT
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時34分 MYT18時14分 MYT
Burkina Faso
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時26分 GMT5時58分 GMT
Burundi
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時17分 CAT9時55分 EAT
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
14時04分 ICT17時09分 ICT
Cameroon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時41分 WAT7時29分 WAT
Central African Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時30分 WAT7時48分 WAT
Chad
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時41分 WAT7時34分 WAT
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時53分 IST17時59分 CST
Christmas Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
14時23分 CXT17時06分 CXT
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
13時31分 CCT16時23分 CCT
Comoros
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時17分 EAT10時18分 EAT
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時33分 WAT7時32分 WAT
Cote d'Ivoire
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時51分 GMT6時07分 GMT
Djibouti
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時39分 EAT10時34分 EAT
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
16時51分 TLT18時30分 TLT
Egypt
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時11分 CAT10時02分 EEST
Equatorial Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時04分 WAT7時24分 WAT
Eritrea
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時42分 EAT10時32分 EAT
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時25分 SAST8時42分 SAST
Ethiopia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時25分 EAT10時50分 EAT
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時20分 TFT12時36分 TFT
Gabon
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時53分 WAT7時29分 WAT
Ghana
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時37分 GMT6時09分 GMT
Guam
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時14分 ChST18時40分 ChST
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時41分 HKT17時51分 HKT
Iran
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時56分 IRST12時04分 IRST
Iraq
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時39分 AST10時31分 AST
Israel
Partial Solar Eclipse
9時00分 IDT9時25分 IDT
Japan
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時02分 JST18時40分 JST
Jordan
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時52分 AST9時38分 AST
Kazakhstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時59分 UZT13時00分
Kenya
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時17分 EAT10時27分 EAT
Kuwait
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時36分 AST10時34分 AST
Kyrgyzstan
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時49分 KGT16時14分 CST
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
14時02分 ICT17時05分 ICT
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時42分 SAST8時37分 SAST
Libya
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時12分 WAT8時26分 EET
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時40分 CST17時51分 CST
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時20分 EAT10時30分 EAT
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時10分 MVT14時24分 MVT
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時32分 MUT11時56分 MUT
Mayotte
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時19分 EAT10時19分 EAT
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時07分 CHUT19時01分 CHUT
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時14分 CAT9時11分 CAT
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
13時03分 MMT16時36分 MMT
Nepal
Partial Solar Eclipse
12時03分 NPT15時16分 NPT
Niger
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時01分 WAT7時12分 WAT
Nigeria
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時48分 WAT7時19分 WAT
Northern Mariana Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
18時15分 ChST18時51分 ChST
Oman
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時57分 AST12時30分 GST
Pakistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時30分 PKT14時03分 PKT
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
16時58分 18時20分
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
17時01分 WIT18時31分 PGT
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時40分 18時12分
Qatar
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時20分 AST10時55分 AST
Reunion
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時42分 RET11時26分 RET
Rwanda
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時18分 CAT9時55分 EAT
Sao Tome and Principe
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時21分 GMT6時20分 GMT
Saudi Arabia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時52分 AST12時15分 GST
Seychelles
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時19分 SCT12時06分 SCT
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時08分 SGT18時12分 SGT
Somalia
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時20分 EAT11時04分 EAT
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時22分 SAST8時44分 SAST
South Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時26分 EAT10時09分 EAT
Sudan
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時36分 EAT9時13分 CAT
Taiwan
Partial Solar Eclipse
15時53分 CST17時48分 CST
Tajikistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時00分 AFT13時00分 AFT
Togo
Partial Solar Eclipse
5時33分 GMT6時09分 GMT
Turkmenistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
10時44分 AFT12時37分 AFT
Uganda
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時20分 EAT10時06分 EAT
United Arab Emirates
Partial Solar Eclipse
8時15分 AST12時13分 GST
Uzbekistan
Partial Solar Eclipse
11時31分 UZT12時42分 AFT
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
14時08分 ICT17時11分 ICT
Yemen
Partial Solar Eclipse
7時43分 AST11時17分 AST
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
6時14分 CAT8時51分 CAT

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 eclipse5,380,000,00063.49%
At least 10% partial4,360,000,00051.44%
At least 20% partial3,710,000,00043.75%
At least 30% partial3,140,000,00037.06%
At least 40% partial2,320,000,00027.45%
At least 50% partial1,640,000,00019.38%
At least 60% partial1,160,000,00013.72%
At least 70% partial671,000,0007.92%
At least 80% partial398,000,0004.70%
At least 90% partial117,000,0001.39%
Totality or annularity76,500,0000.90%

* 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 second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 2031年5月7日水曜日 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Third eclipse this season: 2031年6月5日木曜日 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse