Solar eclipse, not visible from here

Total solar eclipse (not visible from Zimbabwe)

One of the longest total eclipses of the century crosses North Africa and Arabia. It cannot be seen from Zimbabwe, but you can watch it live online.

When: Monday, 2 August 2027, 12:06 CAT
From Zimbabwe: Not visible from here. Not visible anywhere in Zimbabwe. The next eclipse with totality in southern Africa is on 25 November 2030.

Totality over La Silla — The total solar eclipse of 2 July 2019 seen from ESO’s La Silla Observatory: the Sun’s corona glows around the black Moon. Credit: ESO/R. Lucchesi, CC BY 4.0.

On 2 August 2027 the Moon’s shadow sweeps across Spain, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia, with totality lasting over six minutes near Luxor in Egypt. Zimbabwe is outside even the partial shadow, so nothing will be visible here. Space agencies and observatories usually stream total eclipses live.

Tips for watching

Watch a live stream from NASA or an observatory in the eclipse path.

Times are Central Africa Time, worked out for Harare; other towns in Zimbabwe differ by a few minutes. Source: NASA Science: future eclipses.

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