Partial Solar Eclipse · 26 January 2009

Somerset West

On 26 January 2009, Somerset West (South Africa) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

67.6%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

06:18:00

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Somerset West

The path of totality crosses Somerset West. 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

Somerset West · 26 January 2009

C1 — Partial begins05:45:19 UTC

Maximum eclipse06:18:00 UTC

C4 — Partial ends06:50:40 UTC

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

Gansbaai69%

Hermanus68%

Bredasdorp68%

Muizenberg68%

Retreat68%

Caledon68%

Grabouw67%

Lansdowne67%

Rondebosch67%

Athlone67%

Cape Town67%

Kuils River67%

Stellenbosch67%

Kraaifontein67%

Durbanville67%

Franschhoek67%

Le Roux67%

Paarl67%

Swellendam66%

Worldwide

Other Countries

ID86%

MY85%

BN80%

PH77%

SG75%

South Africa69%

Thailand62%

Vietnam60%

Timor-Leste57%

KH56%

Lesotho52%

Namibia50%

Myanmar48%

Laos46%

China42%

Australia40%

Eswatini39%

BW39%

Mozambique38%

India36%

Madagascar35%

Macao35%

Hong Kong35%

Taiwan34%

Mauritius34%

Réunion34%

LK29%

Zimbabwe29%

Japan27%

Angola26%

Papua New Guinea21%

Zambia20%

Bangladesh19%

MV19%

Brazil14%

GU14%

Malawi14%

MP11%

South Korea9%

DR Congo9%

Bhutan7%

Nepal7%

Congo6%

Mayotte5%

Gabon5%

Comoros4%

Seychelles3%

Liberia2%

Ghana1%