Total Solar Eclipse · 4 December 2002

Musina

On 4 December 2002, Musina (South Africa) lies in the path of totality.

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Total

Eclipse type

100.0%

Max obscuration

96m 45s

Max duration

08:20:00 SAST

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Musina

The path of totality crosses South Africa. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

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Timeline

Contact Times

Musina · 4 December 2002

C1 — Partial begins07:31:37 SAST

C2 — Totality begins07:31:37 SAST

Maximum eclipse08:20:00 SAST

C3 — Totality ends09:08:22 SAST

C4 — Partial ends09:08:22 SAST

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

During eclipse

Normal sky

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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk

Sky darkness

−4°C

Temp. drop

2,900 km/h

Moon speed

🌑 Simulated at totality peak

South Africa

Cities in South Africa

TshiterekeTOTAL

MalamuleleTOTAL

ThohoyandouTOTAL

Giyani100%

Phalaborwa99%

Louis Trichardt99%

Duiwelskloof97%

Nkowakowa97%

Tzaneen97%

Acornhoek96%

Thulamahashi96%

Dwarsloop96%

Komatipoort96%

Mafemani96%

Mkhuhlu95%

Calcutta95%

Hlanganani95%

Mankweng95%

Kamaqhekeza95%

Polokwane95%

Worldwide

Other Countries

AngolaTOTAL

MozambiqueTOTAL

ZimbabweTOTAL

South AfricaTOTAL

BWTOTAL

Namibia99%

Zambia99%

Eswatini91%

Australia84%

Madagascar79%

Lesotho75%

DR Congo74%

Malawi70%

Congo67%

Gabon59%

Tanzania49%

Réunion46%

São Tomé41%

Mauritius40%

Comoros37%

Mayotte36%

Burundi30%

Eq. Guinea26%

Rwanda24%

Cameroon24%

Uganda18%

Kenya17%

Nigeria14%

CAR12%

Somalia8%

Benin4%

Ghana4%

Togo3%

Seychelles3%

South Sudan1%