Partial Solar Eclipse · 4 December 2002

Choma

On 4 December 2002, Choma (Zambia) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

89.7%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

08:12:00 am SAST

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Choma

Zambia 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

Choma · 4 December 2002

C1 — Partial begins07:37:46 am SAST

Maximum eclipse08:12:00 am SAST

C4 — Partial ends08:46:13 am 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.

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

Zambia

Cities in Zambia

Sesheke99%

Livingstone97%

Senanga96%

Kalabo93%

Mongu93%

Kalomo92%

Maamba91%

Sinazongwe90%

Lukulu89%

Itezhi-Tezhi88%

Kaoma87%

Namwala86%

Monze86%

Zambezi86%

Chavuma84%

Siavonga84%

Mazabuka84%

Kabompo83%

Kafue82%

Nampundwe82%

Worldwide

Other Countries

AngolaTOTAL

MozambiqueTOTAL

ZimbabweTOTAL

South AfricaTOTAL

BWTOTAL

Namibia99%

Zambia99%

Eswatini91%

Australia84%

Madagascar79%

Lesotho75%

DR Congo74%

Malawi70%

Congo67%

Gabon59%

Tanzania49%

Réunion46%

São Tomé41%

Mauritius40%

Comoros37%

Mayotte36%

Burundi30%

Eq. Guinea26%

Rwanda24%

Cameroon24%

Uganda18%

Kenya17%

Nigeria14%

CAR12%

Somalia8%

Benin4%

Ghana4%

Togo3%

Seychelles3%

South Sudan1%