Partial Solar Eclipse · 17 February 2026

Ga-Malakhe

On 17 February 2026, Ga-Malakhe (South Africa) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

63.1%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

14:26:00 SAST

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Ga-Malakhe

South Africa will see a partial solar eclipse. Click anywhere on the map to see the occultation percentage at that location.

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Timeline

Contact Times

Ga-Malakhe · 17 February 2026

C1 — Partial begins10:45:39 SAST

Maximum eclipse14:26:00 SAST

C4 — Partial ends18:06:20 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.

Normal sky before eclipse

Sky during total solar eclipse

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

Port Shepstone63%

eMuziwezinto63%

Ballitoville63%

Richards Bay63%

Worldwide

Other Countries

NZ71%

ID66%

South Africa63%

SG61%

MY61%

Papua New Guinea59%

BW58%

Seychelles58%

BN58%

CL57%

PH57%

LK57%

MV57%

KH55%

New Caledonia54%

SB52%

VU51%

Fiji50%

GU46%

MP44%

Saudi Arabia44%

CAR43%

UAE41%

UY41%

MH40%

KI38%

BO37%

Turkmenistan36%

PY35%

PE34%

Burkina Faso30%

Côte d'Ivoire29%

North Macedonia26%

Sierra Leone24%

Guinea-Bissau21%

United Kingdom18%

Western Sahara17%

Trinidad & Tobago17%

French Guiana14%

Antigua & Barbuda13%

US Virgin Islands13%

Dominican Rep.13%

Cayman Islands13%

Turks & Caicos11%

United States11%