EVERY ECLIPSE OVERSouth Africa4 cities in the gazetteer

THE PATH CROSSES THIS COUNTRY

The centre line of a total or annular eclipse passes over South Africa in the next fifty years — the next on 25 November 2030.

CENTRAL ECLIPSES, FIFTY YEARS

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NEXT OVER THIS COUNTRY

6 February 2027

Where to stand in South Africa, best first.

• Cape Town Partial 2.3%

AFTER THAT

Later eclipses

• 25 November 2030 Total · best from Durban 100%
• 21 May 2031 Partial · best from Pretoria 48.3%
• 9 May 2032 Partial · best from Cape Town 63.5%
• 2 July 2038 Partial · best from Pretoria 0.5%
• 30 April 2041 Partial · best from Pretoria 33.5%
• 2 August 2046 Partial · best from Pretoria 98.7%
• 5 December 2048 Partial · best from Cape Town 71.3%
• 20 March 2053 Partial · best from Cape Town 68.3%
• 24 July 2055 Partial · best from Cape Town 99.2%
• 5 January 2057 Partial · best from Cape Town 87.5%
• 24 October 2060 Annular · best from Pretoria 86.1%
• 28 February 2063 Partial · best from Cape Town 42%

EVERY CITY

All 4, alphabetically

Cape Town · Durban · Johannesburg · Pretoria

Where to stand is ranked among the cities this site holds; whether the path crosses the country is measured against its land.