Path of annularity
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Cities along the path
Cities along the path
Time of maximum in UTC, to the minute: when the centre of the shadow passes nearest.
- 07:48UTCFrancevilleGabon
- 08:32UTCKalemieDemocratic Republic of the Congo
- 08:54UTCMakumbakoTanzania
- 09:41UTCMahajangaMadagascar
- 09:52UTCToamasinaMadagascar
- 10:09UTCSaint-PaulReunion
The eclipse at a glance
- Greatest eclipse
- 09:06:51 UTC10.7° S, 37.8° E
- Obscuration
- 95%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
- Saros family
- Aug 22, 1998, one saros beforeSep 12, 2034, one saros afterEclipses about 18 years and 11 days apart, with the same orbital geometry and shifted about 120° west each cycle.
- The central path crosses 8 countries and territories
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Tanzania
- Mozambique
- Madagascar
- Réunion