Selected African Local Times

Location Totality begins Totality ends
Windhoek, Namibia 07:18:54 07:20:47
Tsabong, Botswana 07:24:44 07:25:44
Schweizer-Reneke, South Africa 07:26:54 07:28:54
Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa 07:30:18 07:32:47
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 07:32:49 07:35:10
Durban, South Africa 07:33:34 07:36:00

Australian Path of Totality

  • South Australia: Streaky Bay, parts of the Gawler Ranges, areas around Wilpena Pound and sections of the inland corridor
  • New South Wales: The far northwestern part of the state, including Tibooburra
  • Queensland: Cunnamulla, Bollon, Surat, Miles and nearby areas
  • The eclipse approaches sunset as the shadow continues through Queensland

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra receive a partial eclipse rather than totality.

Selected Australian Local Times

Location Totality begins Approximate duration Local time zone
Streaky Bay, South Australia 18:49:38 1m 56s ACDT
Wilpena Pound, South Australia 18:51:37 1m 41s ACDT
Tibooburra, New South Wales 19:23:55 1m 07s AEDT
Cunnamulla, Queensland 18:24:40 1m 14s AEST
Surat, Queensland 18:24:34 1m 34s AEST
Miles, Queensland 18:24:45 1m 31s AEST

The local clock time is not the same throughout Australia because Queensland does not normally observe daylight-saving time, while South Australia and New South Wales do.

Total Solar Eclipse of 30 March 2033

Global maximum: 18:01:24 UTC
Maximum duration of totality: Approximately 2 minutes 37 seconds
General visibility: Northern North America, the Arctic, the North Pacific, parts of the North Atlantic, western Europe and northern Asia
Totality: Parts of Alaska and far eastern Russia

Path of Totality

  • United States: Western and northern Alaska, including Chevak, Nome, Kotzebue, Noatak, Point Hope, Point Lay, Wainwright, Atqasuk, Nuiqsut, Utqiagvik and Prudhoe Bay
  • Russia: Far eastern Chukotka, including Anadyr and areas near the Bering Strait
  • Anchorage: Anchorage is outside the totality corridor and receives a deep partial eclipse

Selected Local Totality Times

Location Totality begins Totality ends
Chevak, Alaska 09:40:50 09:42:43
Nome, Alaska 09:45:57 09:48:27
Kotzebue, Alaska 09:50:42 09:53:13
Wainwright, Alaska 09:57:58 10:00:25
Utqiagvik, Alaska 09:59:41 10:02:17
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska 10:00:33 10:02:03
Anadyr, Russia 31 March, 05:47:05 31 March, 05:47:56

The local calendar date in Anadyr is 31 March because the path crosses the International Date Line.

Total Solar Eclipse of 20 March 2034

Global maximum: 10:17:35 UTC
Maximum duration of totality: Approximately 4 minutes 9 seconds
General visibility: Africa, Europe, western Asia, northern and eastern South America, the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean
Totality: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and western China

Detailed Path of Totality

  • Nigeria: Lagos, Benin City, Akure, Lokoja, Makurdi, Lafia and Gombe
  • Cameroon: Northern areas, including Maroua
  • Chad: N’Djamena and other locations along the corridor
  • Sudan: The shadow crosses northern Sudan
  • Egypt: The totality corridor crosses part of Egypt, while Cairo receives a partial eclipse
  • Saudi Arabia: The corridor crosses northern Saudi Arabia, including Hafar Al-Batin
  • Iran: Bushehr, Shiraz and other locations along the path
  • Afghanistan: Farah, Ghazni and Khost
  • Pakistan: Peshawar, Charsadda, Attock, Mansehra, Havelian, Muzaffarabad, Islamabad and Rawalpindi
  • India: Baramulla, Sopore, Srinagar, Shopian, Anantnag and Leh
  • China: The path continues into western China near sunset

Porto-Novo, Abuja, Khartoum, Cairo, Kuwait City, Riyadh, Tehran, Dubai, Kabul, Lahore, New Delhi, Lhasa and Kathmandu receive a partial eclipse rather than verified city-centre totality.

Selected Local Totality Times

Location Totality begins Totality ends
Lagos, Nigeria 10:18:37 10:21:22
N’Djamena, Chad 10:51:41 10:55:27
Bushehr, Iran 14:59:16 15:01:29
Farah, Afghanistan 16:13:04 16:15:29
Islamabad, Pakistan 16:51:17 16:53:24
Srinagar, India 17:22:07 17:24:10
Leh, India 17:23:25 17:25:24

Locations close to the northern or southern edge of this long path must be checked by exact coordinates, because a small geographic difference can change the result from brief totality to a deep partial eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse of 2 September 2035

Global maximum: 01:55:39 UTC
Maximum duration of totality: Approximately 2 minutes 54 seconds
General visibility: Eastern Asia, the Pacific, parts of the Arctic and western North America
Totality: Parts of China, the Korean Peninsula and Japan

Detailed Path of Totality

  • China: Baotou, Datong, Beijing, Tangshan and Qinhuangdao
  • North Korea: Pyongyang, Kaechon and Wonsan
  • South Korea: Seoul lies outside the path and receives a deep partial eclipse; locations near the extreme northern border require coordinate-level verification
  • Japan: Toyama, Nagano and Utsunomiya experience totality
  • Tokyo: Tokyo remains outside the totality corridor and receives a partial eclipse of approximately 99.5%

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