Partial Solar Eclipse · 2 August 2046

Solar Eclipse in Zambia

On 2 August 2046, a partial solar eclipse crosses Iceland.

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Partial
Eclipse type
96.6%
Max obscuration
—
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~206 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series146
Magnitude1.0531
Gamma-0.5350
Date2 August 2046
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.

Sesheke97%
Senanga95%
Kalabo94%
Livingstone94%
Mongu93%
Lukulu91%
Kalomo90%
Maamba89%
Zambezi89%
Chavuma88%
Sinazongwe88%
Choma88%
Kaoma88%
Itezhi-Tezhi87%
Namwala86%
Kabompo86%
Manyinga85%
Monze85%
Mazabuka83%
Mufumbwe83%
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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