Total Solar Eclipse · 2 August 2046

Solar Eclipse in South Africa

On 2 August 2046, a total solar eclipse crosses Iceland, offering up to 145m 23s of totality.

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Total
Eclipse type
100.0%
Max obscuration
145m 23s
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

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.

Path of Totality
Width~206 km
Max duration145m 23s
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series146
Magnitude1.0531
Gamma-0.5350
Date2 August 2046
Cities in South Africa →Worldwide · Other Countries →
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
By location

Cities in South Africa

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

PolokwaneTOTAL
MiddelburgTOTAL
SomaroboroTOTAL
MbombelaTOTAL
MokopaneTOTAL
Bela BelaTOTAL
Piet RetiefTOTAL
BarbertonTOTAL
KwaggafonteinTOTAL
ModimolleTOTAL
LydenburgTOTAL
MatsuluTOTAL
SiyabuswaTOTAL
LebowakgomoTOTAL
LukwatiniTOTAL
MarapongTOTAL
MookgophongTOTAL
NhlazatjeTOTAL
HendrinaTOTAL
PraktiseerTOTAL
20 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

AngolaTOTAL
South AfricaTOTAL
EswatiniTOTAL
BWTOTAL
NamibiaTOTAL
Mozambique100%
Zambia97%
Zimbabwe95%
Lesotho90%
DR Congo89%
Congo87%
Brazil83%
Gabon82%
São Tomé77%
Eq. Guinea68%
Liberia68%
Côte d'Ivoire67%
Malawi66%
Ghana66%
Madagascar66%
Cameroon65%
Nigeria62%
Togo60%
Benin59%
Guinea54%
CAR54%
Tanzania53%
Sierra Leone53%
Burkina Faso48%
Burundi47%
Mali46%
Rwanda45%
Uganda40%
Niger40%
Chad39%
Guinea-Bissau37%
Senegal35%
Comoros32%
Gambia31%
Mayotte29%
South Sudan29%
Kenya29%
Réunion27%
Mauritania27%
Sudan22%
Mauritius20%
Cape Verde17%
Somalia15%
Ethiopia12%
Algeria9%
Western Sahara3%
Libya2%
52 countries
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