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May 21, 2031 — Annular Solar Eclipse
What the Eclipse Will Look Like Near the Maximum Point
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point.
Where to See the Eclipse
Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any location.
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.
Eclipse Shadow Path
3D Eclipse Animation
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.
|Event||UTC Time||Time in Washington DC*|
|First location to see the partial eclipse begin||May 21 at 04:14:07||May 21 at 12:14:07 am|
|First location to see the full eclipse begin||May 21 at 05:18:48||May 21 at 1:18:48 am|
|Maximum Eclipse||May 21 at 07:14:49||May 21 at 3:14:49 am|
|Last location to see the full eclipse end||May 21 at 09:10:51||May 21 at 5:10:51 am|
|Last location to see the partial eclipse end||May 21 at 10:15:33||May 21 at 6:15:33 am|
* Local times shown do not refer to when the eclipse can be observed from Washington DC. Instead, they indicate the times when the eclipse begins, is at its maximum, and ends, somewhere else on Earth. The corresponding local times are useful if you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam.
Eclipses Come in Pairs!
A lunar eclipse always occurs about 2 weeks before or after a solar eclipse. On some occasions, a solar eclipse can be both preceded and followed by a lunar eclipse!
Preceding paired eclipse: May 7, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Following paired eclipse: June 5, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Eclipses in 2031
- May 6/7, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- May 21, 2031 – Annular Solar Eclipse (this page)
- Jun 5, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- Oct 29/30, 2031 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- Nov 14, 2031 – Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipses in 2017
- Feb 10/11, 2017 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
- Feb 26, 2017 – Annular Solar Eclipse
- Aug 7/8, 2017 — Partial Lunar Eclipse
- Aug 21, 2017 – Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipses in 2018
- Jan 31, 2018 — Total Lunar Eclipse
- Feb 15, 2018 – Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jul 13, 2018 – Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jul 27/28, 2018 — Total Lunar Eclipse
- Aug 11, 2018 – Partial Solar Eclipse