Solar Eclipse in South Africa — 12 September 2072 — nexteclipse.org

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.

Cities in South Africa →Worldwide · Other Countries →

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.

Musina7%

Giyani7%

Tzaneen6%

Mkhuhlu6%

Worldwide

Other Countries

RussiaTOTAL

China98%

Mongolia92%

Japan88%

North Korea88%

Kazakhstan85%

South Korea83%

Norway82%

Sweden80%

Finland79%

Kyrgyzstan76%

Iceland73%

Estonia73%

Uzbekistan73%

Tajikistan71%

Latvia70%

Pakistan69%

Belarus69%

Taiwan69%

India69%

Lithuania68%

Afghanistan68%

Turkmenistan68%

Ukraine67%

Denmark67%

Myanmar67%

Bhutan66%

Poland66%

Nepal66%

United Kingdom66%

Bangladesh65%

Hong Kong65%

Vietnam65%

Macao64%

Germany64%

Iran64%

Azerbaijan63%

Laos62%

Georgia62%

Ireland62%

Netherlands62%

PH62%

Moldova62%

Thailand61%

Isle of Man61%

Armenia61%

Romania61%

Czechia61%

Slovakia61%

Türkiye60%

Hungary60%

Belgium59%

France59%

Austria58%

Luxembourg58%

Bulgaria57%

Serbia57%

Iraq57%

MP57%

Slovenia56%

Croatia56%

Syria56%

Guernsey56%

Switzerland56%

Jersey56%

Italy56%

KH56%

Bosnia55%

GU55%

Greece54%

Kosovo54%

Montenegro54%

North Macedonia54%

Albania53%

Oman53%

UAE52%

Kuwait52%

Monaco52%

Lebanon52%

Saudi Arabia51%

Jordan51%

Cyprus51%

Bahrain50%

Qatar50%

Spain50%

Israel50%

Andorra49%

MY49%

Palestine49%

Portugal48%

Egypt48%

LK47%

BN47%

ID47%

Tunisia46%

Malta45%

Algeria45%

Libya45%

SG43%

Gibraltar42%

Morocco42%

MH41%

MV41%

Yemen40%

Sudan39%

Papua New Guinea39%

Somalia39%

Eritrea37%

Ethiopia36%

Timor-Leste35%

Djibouti35%

KI35%

Western Sahara33%

Australia32%

Chad30%

SB30%

Mauritania28%

Kenya28%

South Sudan28%

Seychelles28%

Niger28%

Mali26%

Cameroon24%

Uganda24%

Nigeria24%

Cape Verde24%

DR Congo23%

Senegal23%

CAR23%

Burkina Faso22%

Tanzania21%

VU21%

Benin21%

Gambia20%

Madagascar20%

Rwanda20%

Togo20%

Ghana19%

Guinea19%

Guinea-Bissau19%

Fiji19%

Burundi19%

New Caledonia18%

Comoros18%

Côte d'Ivoire18%

Mayotte18%

Congo18%

Mauritius18%

Mozambique17%

Sierra Leone17%

Réunion17%

Liberia16%

Eq. Guinea16%

Malawi16%

Zambia15%

Gabon15%

São Tomé13%

Angola12%

Zimbabwe10%

NZ8%

Namibia7%

South Africa7%

BW7%

Eswatini6%

Lesotho4%

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