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Eclipses

Annular solar eclipse

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

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.

  1. 05:24UTCLubumbashiDemocratic Republic of the Congo
  2. 05:29UTCMbeyaTanzania
  3. 05:35UTCDar es SalaamTanzania
  4. 07:33UTCKanayannurIndia
  5. 07:41UTCMaduraiIndia
  6. 08:45UTCKota Kuala MudaMalaysia
  7. 08:48UTCKota BharuMalaysia
  8. 09:05UTCSamarindaIndonesia

The eclipse at a glance

Greatest eclipse
07:14:50 UTC8.9° N, 71.7° E
Obscuration
92%of the Sun covered at greatest eclipse
Saros family
May 10, 2013, one saros beforeMay 31, 2049, 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 11 countries and territories
  • Angola
  • Namibia
  • Zambia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Tanzania
  • Malawi
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
  • Malaysia
  • Indonesia