Eclipses and countries › 21 May 2031
Annular solar eclipse of 21 May 2031
11 countries have towns in the path: Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Congo - Kinshasa, Tanzania, Malawi, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. On the central line annularity lasts at most 5 min 26 s. The longest of these towns is Shertallai in India, with 5 min 25 s. There the path is about 154 km wide and the shadow moves at about 1,670 km/h. The central shadow touches the Earth from 05:20 to 09:09 UTC; the partial eclipse can be seen somewhere on Earth from 04:13 to 10:16 UTC.
Open on the mapAll 411 places in the city seeker
Countries along the path
In the order the shadow crosses them. Cloud cover is the average at the hour of the eclipse; the start is the local time in the first town the shadow reaches.
| Country | Places | Annularity | Cloud cover | Starts | Best place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 5 | 1 min 2 s to 3 min 43 s | 23% to 24% | 06:18 UTC+1 | Lumbala 54 |
| Namibia | 1 | 2 min 23 s | 23% | 07:19 UTC+2 | Helao Nafidi 0 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1 min 41 s to 4 min 5 s | 18% to 30% | 07:19 UTC+2 | Mansa 99 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 2 | 3 min 54 s | 23% | 07:21 UTC+2 | Lubumbashi 100 |
| Tanzania | 54 | 43 s to 4 min 15 s | 28% to 71% | 08:25 UTC+3 | Urunda 88 |
| Malawi | 1 | 3 min 23 s | 37% | 07:26 UTC+2 | Chitipa 64 |
| India | 226 | 16 s to 5 min 25 s | 58% to 74% | 13:00 UTC+5:30 | Tondi 45 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 min 14 s to 5 min 21 s | 59% to 64% | 13:14 UTC+5:30 | Jaffna 40 |
| Malaysia | 78 | 16 s to 4 min 37 s | 74% to 84% | 16:41 UTC+8 | Dungun 16 |
| Thailand | 8 | 2 min 1 s to 4 min 30 s | 75% to 81% | 15:42 UTC+7 | Ra-ngae 12 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 30 s to 4 min 6 s | 69% to 79% | 17:03 UTC+8 | Bontang 15 |
Best places by score
The score of the city seeker with its default setting: cloud cover counts heavily; duration, height of the Sun, airport, travel risk and terrain count less. At most two places per country. Your own setting in the city seeker can change the order.
- Lubumbashi, Congo - Kinshasa 1003 min 54 s · 23% cloud · Sun 13°
- Mansa, Zambia 994 min 1 s · 24% cloud · Sun 15°
- Kipushi, Congo - Kinshasa 993 min 54 s · 23% cloud · Sun 13°
- Samfya, Zambia 963 min 34 s · 22% cloud · Sun 15°
- Urunda, Tanzania 884 min 8 s · 32% cloud · Sun 22°
- Tunduma, Tanzania 874 min 4 s · 31% cloud · Sun 20°
- Chitipa, Malawi 643 min 23 s · 37% cloud · Sun 20°
- Lumbala, Angola 543 min 38 s · 24% cloud · Sun 6°
- Tondi, India 455 min 21 s · 59% cloud · Sun 72°
- Devakottai, India 445 min 16 s · 59% cloud · Sun 72°
Longest of all: Shertallai, India, 5 min 25 s (score 19).
Moments
- Partial eclipse begins on Earth
- Central shadow touches the Earth
- Central shadow leaves the Earth
- Partial eclipse ends on Earth
Seen from elsewhere
The deepest moment of the partial eclipse in the largest city of each language of this site, and in the largest cities that see at least a fifth of the Sun covered, in local time.
| City | Sun covered | Deepest |
|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 26% | 16:50 UTC+8 |
| Guangzhou | 26% | 16:49 UTC+8 |
| Kinshasa | 52% | 06:23 UTC+1 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 71% | 15:51 UTC+7 |
| Mumbai | 60% | 12:56 UTC+5:30 |
| Karachi | 36% | 12:12 UTC+5 |
| Delhi | 29% | 13:11 UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka | 42% | 14:14 UTC+6 |
Not visible from Amsterdam, London, Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Lisbon, Moscow, Cairo, Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing.