Partial Solar Eclipse · 1 September 2016

Solar Eclipse in Zambia

On 1 September 2016, a partial solar eclipse crosses Zambia.

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Partial
Eclipse type
92.3%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

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

Path of Totality
Width~100 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series135
Magnitude0.9736
Gamma-0.3330
Date1 September 2016
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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.

Nakonde92%
Mbala92%
Mpulungu92%
Kaputa90%
Isoka90%
Chiengi89%
Mporokoso88%
Chinsali88%
Kasama87%
Nchelenge86%
Kawambwa85%
Luwingu85%
Mwansabombwe85%
Lundazi84%
Mpika82%
Samfya81%
Mansa81%
Chipata79%
Katete76%
Serenje76%
20 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

Madagascar95%
DR Congo95%
Gabon95%
Tanzania95%
Réunion95%
Mozambique95%
Congo95%
Malawi92%
Zambia92%
São Tomé92%
Comoros91%
Mauritius91%
Burundi90%
Mayotte89%
Angola88%
Eq. Guinea87%
Rwanda86%
Cameroon85%
Liberia81%
Côte d'Ivoire81%
Uganda81%
Ghana80%
Nigeria80%
CAR79%
Togo76%
Benin76%
Kenya75%
Guinea73%
Sierra Leone72%
Burkina Faso67%
Mali66%
Zimbabwe65%
South Sudan64%
Chad64%
Guinea-Bissau62%
Somalia62%
Niger60%
Senegal60%
Gambia58%
Australia57%
Namibia55%
Mauritania53%
Sudan50%
Ethiopia49%
BW49%
Cape Verde48%
South Africa48%
Seychelles47%
Brazil43%
Eswatini39%
Western Sahara35%
Algeria31%
ID29%
Lesotho28%
Morocco27%
Eritrea26%
Djibouti26%
Spain26%
Libya20%
Yemen19%
Portugal17%
SG16%
MY16%
Timor-Leste15%
Saudi Arabia13%
Egypt10%
Thailand10%
French Guiana9%
MV9%
Gibraltar8%
Tunisia8%
BN7%
Suriname5%
LK5%
Myanmar5%
Vietnam5%
PH4%
KH4%
Guyana3%
Malta2%
India2%
PY2%
Argentina2%
Italy1%
Oman1%
85 countries
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