Total Solar Eclipse of March 30, 2033
Totality crosses United States (Alaska) and Russia
On Wednesday, March 30, 2033, the Moon's shadow sweeps a path about 781 km wide with up to 2 min 37 s of totality at greatest eclipse (18:01 UT). A partial eclipse is visible from parts of North America.
Shading: the largest part of the Sun's diameter covered while the Sun is above the horizon (eclipse magnitude), computed on a 2° grid; contours every 20%. Outside the outer line the eclipse is not visible.
Times for your city
| Phase | Local time (EDT) | Sun height |
|---|---|---|
| Partial eclipse begins | 14:27 | 48° |
| Maximum | 14:47 | 46° |
| Partial eclipse ends | 15:07 | 44° |
Search any of about 7,000 cities: every city over 100,000 people worldwide, plus the 1,075 cities on this site. Local time, Sun height above the horizon.
How the eclipse unfolds
- 15:59 UTPartial eclipse begins (first place on Earth)
- 17:36 UTTotal phase begins
- 18:01 UTGreatest eclipse
- 18:26 UTTotal phase ends
- 20:02 UTPartial eclipse ends (last place on Earth)
Times in UT (Universal Time, the same as GMT). From first to last contact anywhere on Earth: 4 h 3 min (4.1 hours).
Partial eclipse in the world's biggest cities
sorted by how much of the Sun is covered| City | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Covered | Sun | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Alberta, Canada | 10:53 | 11:58 | 13:06 | 61% | 37° | CST |
| Calgary Alberta, Canada | 10:49 | 11:54 | 13:01 | 57% | 38° | CST |
| San Francisco California, United States | 09:24 | 10:22 | 11:25 | 39% | 38° | PDT |
| San Jose California, United States | 09:24 | 10:22 | 11:25 | 37% | 39° | PDT |
| Los Angeles California, United States | 09:26 | 10:21 | 11:19 | 26% | 43° | PDT |
| San Diego California, United States | 09:27 | 10:20 | 11:16 | 22% | 44° | PDT |
| Tijuana Mexico | 09:27 | 10:19 | 11:16 | 22% | 44° | PDT |
| Mexicali Mexico | 09:30 | 10:22 | 11:17 | 20% | 46° | PDT |
| Phoenix Arizona, United States | 09:36 | 10:28 | 11:23 | 18% | 49° | MST |
| Chicago Illinois, United States | 12:35 | 13:23 | 14:10 | 10% | 52° | CDT |
| Ciudad Juárez Mexico | 10:49 | 11:34 | 12:20 | 9.4% | 54° | MDT |
| Ottawa Ontario, Canada | 14:02 | 14:46 | 15:28 | 9.0% | 43° | EDT |
| Montréal Quebec, Canada | 14:07 | 14:49 | 15:30 | 8.0% | 42° | EDT |
| Toronto Ontario, Canada | 13:56 | 14:39 | 15:21 | 8.0% | 47° | EDT |
| Indianapolis Indiana, United States | 13:44 | 14:23 | 15:03 | 5.5% | 53° | EDT |
| Chihuahua Mexico | 10:54 | 11:29 | 12:05 | 4.2% | 56° | CST |
| Columbus Ohio, United States | 13:55 | 14:30 | 15:04 | 3.8% | 52° | EDT |
| Fort Worth Texas, United States | 12:19 | 12:52 | 13:26 | 3.1% | 60° | CDT |
| Dallas Texas, United States | 12:21 | 12:53 | 13:26 | 2.8% | 60° | CDT |
| Dublin Ireland | 19:47 | sunset | at sunset | 1.0% | 0° | IST |
| New York United States | 14:27 | 14:47 | 15:07 | 0.8% | 46° | EDT |
| Austin Texas, United States | 12:27 | 12:47 | 13:08 | 0.7% | 62° | CDT |
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States | 14:28 | 14:45 | 15:01 | 0.4% | 48° | EDT |
| San Antonio Texas, United States | 12:27 | 12:44 | 13:02 | 0.4% | 62° | CDT |
United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
| City | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Covered | Sun | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles California, United States | 09:26 | 10:21 | 11:19 | 26% | 43° | PDT |
| San Diego California, United States | 09:27 | 10:20 | 11:16 | 22% | 44° | PDT |
| Phoenix Arizona, United States | 09:36 | 10:28 | 11:23 | 18% | 49° | MST |
| Chicago Illinois, United States | 12:35 | 13:23 | 14:10 | 10% | 52° | CDT |
| Dallas Texas, United States | 12:21 | 12:53 | 13:26 | 2.8% | 60° | CDT |
| New York United States | 14:27 | 14:47 | 15:07 | 0.8% | 46° | EDT |
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States | 14:28 | 14:45 | 15:01 | 0.4% | 48° | EDT |
| San Antonio Texas, United States | 12:27 | 12:44 | 13:02 | 0.4% | 62° | CDT |
| Derry Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 19:43 | sunset | at sunset | 7.8% | 0° | BST |
| Newtownabbey Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 19:44 | sunset | at sunset | 3.0% | 0° | BST |
| Belfast Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 19:44 | sunset | at sunset | 2.8% | 0° | BST |
| Lisburn Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 19:44 | sunset | at sunset | 2.7% | 0° | BST |
| Paisley Scotland, United Kingdom | 19:41 | sunset | at sunset | 1.8% | 0° | BST |
| Glasgow Scotland, United Kingdom | 19:41 | sunset | at sunset | 1.3% | 0° | BST |
| East Kilbride Scotland, United Kingdom | 19:41 | sunset | at sunset | 1.2% | 0° | BST |
| Dundee Scotland, United Kingdom | 19:39 | sunset | at sunset | 0.2% | 0° | BST |
| Vancouver British Columbia, Canada | 09:38 | 10:41 | 11:48 | 63% | 34° | MST |
| Edmonton Alberta, Canada | 10:53 | 11:58 | 13:06 | 61% | 37° | CST |
| Calgary Alberta, Canada | 10:49 | 11:54 | 13:01 | 57% | 38° | CST |
| Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada | 12:12 | 13:15 | 14:18 | 37% | 44° | EST |
| Ottawa Ontario, Canada | 14:02 | 14:46 | 15:28 | 9.0% | 43° | EDT |
| Montréal Quebec, Canada | 14:07 | 14:49 | 15:30 | 8.0% | 42° | EDT |
| Toronto Ontario, Canada | 13:56 | 14:39 | 15:21 | 8.0% | 47° | EDT |
| Mississauga Ontario, Canada | 13:56 | 14:38 | 15:20 | 7.9% | 47° | EDT |
| Galway Ireland | 19:48 | sunset | at sunset | 7.2% | 0° | IST |
| Limerick Ireland | 19:49 | sunset | at sunset | 4.7% | 0° | IST |
| Cork Ireland | 19:51 | sunset | at sunset | 2.7% | 0° | IST |
| Dundalk Ireland | 19:46 | sunset | at sunset | 2.4% | 0° | IST |
| Drogheda Ireland | 19:46 | sunset | at sunset | 2.0% | 0° | IST |
| Tallaght Ireland | 19:47 | sunset | at sunset | 1.4% | 0° | IST |
| Dublin Ireland | 19:47 | sunset | at sunset | 1.0% | 0° | IST |
| Waterford Ireland | 19:50 | sunset | at sunset | 0.9% | 0° | IST |
Each city links to its own page with every eclipse it will see.
Eye safety
Weather
We do not forecast the weather, and no one can this far ahead. Whether you see it will depend on the clouds on the day: check a local forecast a few days before and be ready to travel to a clearer sky. For long-term cloud statistics along eclipse paths, see the climatology by meteorologist Jay Anderson at eclipsophile.com.
Questions
Where is the total solar eclipse of March 30, 2033 visible?
The path of totality crosses United States (Alaska) and Russia. A partial eclipse is visible from parts of North America.
Can I see it from the United States?
Yes, as a partial eclipse from 399 of our 520 US cities. The most is in Anchorage, AK: 97% of the Sun covered.
Is it safe to look at?
Protect your eyes. Only during totality, when the Moon covers the Sun completely, can you take your eclipse glasses off. Put them back on the moment the Sun starts to reappear. Everywhere outside the path of totality the eclipse is partial and never safe to look at directly. Use eclipse glasses or a handheld viewer that meets the ISO 12312-2 standard, from a supplier on the American Astronomical Society's list. Sunglasses are not enough. Never look through a camera, binoculars or telescope without a proper solar filter on the front. How to watch safely
Will it be cloudy?
Nobody can say this far ahead. Check the forecast a few days before; for long-term cloud statistics along the path, see Jay Anderson's climatology at eclipsophile.com.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC: NASA Eclipse Web Site, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Catalog of Lunar Eclipses (Espenak & Meeus): Besselian elements, path of totality tables and lunar contact times. City times are computed by us from those Besselian elements with the standard method (Meeus, Elements of Solar Eclipses), using a current estimate of ΔT (Earth-rotation correction) instead of the Canon's older extrapolation; they agree with NASA's own calculator to 0.1 s and with an independent Skyfield/JPL DE440 computation to within 15 s. Times are for sea level and ignore the lunar limb profile (a few seconds near the path edges). City coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).