Eclipses and countries › 20 March 2034
Total solar eclipse of 20 March 2034
10 countries have towns in the path: Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The path also crosses Ghana, Sudan, Egypt and China, without towns of 15,000 inhabitants or more. On the central line totality lasts at most 4 min 9 s. The longest of these towns is Gwoza in Nigeria, with 3 min 58 s. There the path is about 160 km wide and the shadow moves at about 2,340 km/h. The central shadow touches the Earth from 08:37 to 11:57 UTC; the partial eclipse can be seen somewhere on Earth from 07:39 to 12:55 UTC.
Open on the mapAll 192 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 | Totality | Cloud cover | Starts | Best place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 27 s to 1 min 23 s | 63% to 64% | 10:17 UTC+1 | Semi 12 |
| Nigeria | 63 | 23 s to 3 min 58 s | 35% to 75% | 10:17 UTC+1 | Bama 53 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 52 s to 3 min 48 s | 30% to 37% | 10:46 UTC+1 | Kousséri 74 |
| Chad | 9 | 1 min 22 s to 3 min 55 s | 11% to 35% | 10:51 UTC+1 | Amdjarass 100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | 1 min 23 s to 3 min 13 s | 23% to 38% | 14:03 UTC+3 | Yanbu 67 |
| Kuwait | 7 | 34 s to 2 min 18 s | 35% | 14:25 UTC+3 | Al Aḩmadī 50 |
| Iran | 24 | 1 min 18 s to 3 min 0 s | 37% to 50% | 14:58 UTC+3:30 | Bandar-e Genāveh 43 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1 min 51 s to 2 min 25 s | 40% to 66% | 16:13 UTC+4:30 | Farah 40 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 12 s to 2 min 13 s | 50% to 76% | 16:50 UTC+5 | Kohat 22 |
| India | 22 | 56 s to 2 min 5 s | 72% to 89% | 17:21 UTC+5:30 | Pūnch 7 |
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.
- Amdjarass, Chad 1003 min 44 s · 11% cloud · Sun 73°
- N'Djamena, Chad 743 min 46 s · 30% cloud · Sun 68°
- Kousséri, Cameroon 743 min 48 s · 30% cloud · Sun 68°
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia 672 min 18 s · 25% cloud · Sun 58°
- King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia 673 min 13 s · 26% cloud · Sun 47°
- Mora, Cameroon 593 min 48 s · 36% cloud · Sun 67°
- Bama, Nigeria 533 min 16 s · 37% cloud · Sun 66°
- Gwoza, Nigeria 513 min 58 s · 37% cloud · Sun 66°
- Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait 502 min 16 s · 35% cloud · Sun 44°
- Al Faḩāḩīl, Kuwait 502 min 18 s · 35% cloud · Sun 44°
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, in local time.
| City | Sun covered | Deepest |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 0% | 11:27 UTC+1 |
| Berlin | 3% | 11:39 UTC+1 |
| Paris | 1% | 11:20 UTC+1 |
| Madrid | 6% | 10:59 UTC+1 |
| Rome | 16% | 11:29 UTC+1 |
| Lisbon | 5% | 09:48 UTC+0 |
| Moscow | 11% | 14:10 UTC+3 |
| Cairo | 73% | 12:55 UTC+2 |
Not visible from London, Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing.