Total solar eclipse · 5 January 2057

Name: Total solar eclipse · 5 January 2057
Start: 2057-01-05T09:47:11.313Z
End: 2057-01-05T09:49:46.313Z
Location: 39.348° S, 34.773° E

On 5 January 2057 the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth, and along a narrow track the Sun is covered completely. Greatest eclipse lasts 2m 35s, near 39.348° S, 34.773° E.

At greatest eclipse

Duration: 2m 35s
Magnitude: 1.029
Instant (UTC): 09:47:11
Greatest eclipse: 39.348° S, 34.773° E

Path of the shadow

The centre line of the Moon's shadow, plotted at two-minute intervals.

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Where it will be seen

Local circumstances for cities that see at least half the Sun covered. Times are UTC.
City	Country	First contact	Maximum	Last contact	Obscuration	Totality	Sun altitude
Cape Town	South Africa	07:47:51	09:08:11	10:37:04	86.7%	—	65°
Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	07:24:48	08:14:11	09:06:59	71.8%	—	-1°
Durban	South Africa	08:09:50	09:37:11	11:07:21	64.2%	—	81°
Maseru	Lesotho	08:01:47	09:27:11	10:57:39	62.9%	—	77°
Jamestown	St Helena	07:12:55	08:12:11	09:20:54	51.7%	—	30°
Johannesburg	South Africa	08:03:32	09:28:11	10:56:38	50.6%	—	79°
Mbabane	Eswatini	08:11:11	09:37:11	11:05:35	50.2%	—	83°