Total Solar Eclipse · 21 June 2001

Solar Eclipse in Zambia

On 21 June 2001, a total solar eclipse crosses Iceland, offering up to 134m 46s of totality.

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Total
Eclipse type
100.0%
Max obscuration
134m 46s
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Zambia. 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~200 km
Max duration134m 46s
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series127
Magnitude1.0495
Gamma-0.5701
Date21 June 2001
Cities in Zambia →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 Zambia

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

LusakaTOTAL
KabweTOTAL
ChungaTOTAL
KafueTOTAL
NamalombweTOTAL
MadidoTOTAL
ChongweTOTAL
Chilanga TownshipTOTAL
MumbwaTOTAL
ChisankaneTOTAL
ChirunduTOTAL
KasempaTOTAL
ZambeziTOTAL
MufumbweTOTAL
Lusaka WestTOTAL
NtandabaleTOTAL
PalabanaTOTAL
ManyingaTOTAL
ChavumaTOTAL
NampundweTOTAL
20 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

ZambiaTOTAL
AngolaTOTAL
MozambiqueTOTAL
MadagascarTOTAL
Zimbabwe100%
Malawi100%
DR Congo96%
Namibia90%
Congo82%
BW81%
Tanzania79%
South Africa78%
Réunion77%
Gabon76%
Brazil69%
Mauritius66%
São Tomé65%
Comoros65%
Mayotte63%
Eswatini63%
Burundi61%
Eq. Guinea60%
Cameroon58%
Rwanda57%
UY56%
Nigeria52%
CAR51%
Uganda51%
Lesotho50%
Ghana47%
Argentina46%
Benin45%
Togo45%
Côte d'Ivoire45%
Kenya44%
Liberia43%
PY41%
Chad35%
South Sudan34%
Guinea32%
Burkina Faso31%
Somalia30%
Sierra Leone29%
Niger28%
Mali28%
Sudan20%
Ethiopia18%
Senegal16%
Guinea-Bissau15%
Mauritania14%
Gambia12%
Seychelles11%
BO7%
Algeria4%
CL3%
55 countries
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