Eclipses and countries › 5 November 2059
Annular solar eclipse of 5 November 2059

14 countries have towns in the path: France, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Yemen, Djibouti, Somalia, Indonesia and Malaysia. The path also crosses Malta, without towns of 15,000 inhabitants or more. On the central line annularity lasts at most 7 min 1 s. The longest of these towns is Laascaanood in Somalia, with 6 min 59 s. There the path is about 240 km wide and the shadow moves at about 1,890 km/h. The central shadow touches the Earth from 07:32 to 11:01 UTC; the partial eclipse can be seen somewhere on Earth from 06:21 to 12:12 UTC.
Open on the mapAll 272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 112 | 51 s to 5 min 27 s | 56% to 73% | 08:30 UTC+1 | Perpignan 11 |
| Spain | 9 | 1 min 21 s to 4 min 26 s | 59% to 62% | 08:32 UTC+1 | Roses 10 |
| Andorra | 2 | 2 min 24 s to 2 min 26 s | 61% | 08:32 UTC+1 | les Escaldes 1 |
| Italy | 78 | 1 min 43 s to 5 min 44 s | 48% to 59% | 08:34 UTC+1 | Siracusa 30 |
| Libya | 7 | 2 min 10 s to 5 min 57 s | 38% to 44% | 09:47 UTC+2 | Al Qubbah 44 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1 min 50 s to 6 min 18 s | 7% to 34% | 09:55 UTC+2 | Al Khārjah 100 |
| Sudan | 5 | 5 min 36 s to 6 min 36 s | 13% to 20% | 10:28 UTC+2 | Sinkat 91 |
| Eritrea | 2 | 5 min 51 s to 6 min 51 s | 17% to 21% | 11:40 UTC+3 | Assab 83 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 4 min 33 s | 26% | 11:47 UTC+3 | Arerti 49 |
| Yemen | 1 | 5 min 27 s | 19% | 11:54 UTC+3 | Mocha 70 |
| Djibouti | 5 | 3 min 51 s to 6 min 41 s | 18% to 19% | 11:56 UTC+3 | Obock 85 |
| Somalia | 5 | 5 min 2 s to 6 min 59 s | 19% to 27% | 11:58 UTC+3 | Saylac 73 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 2 min 26 s to 5 min 10 s | 95% to 98% | 17:58 UTC+7 | Lahewa 0 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 18 s to 59 s | 94% to 96% | 18:58 UTC+8 | Hutan Melintang 0 |
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.
- Al Khārjah, Egypt 1006 min 18 s · 8% cloud · Sun 43°
- Al-Khārijah, Egypt 996 min 14 s · 7% cloud · Sun 43°
- Sinkat, Sudan 916 min 26 s · 13% cloud · Sun 53°
- Jubayt, Sudan 916 min 31 s · 14% cloud · Sun 53°
- Obock, Djibouti 856 min 41 s · 18% cloud · Sun 62°
- Assab, Eritrea 836 min 51 s · 17% cloud · Sun 61°
- Djibouti, Djibouti 785 min 34 s · 18% cloud · Sun 63°
- Saylac, Somalia 735 min 53 s · 19% cloud · Sun 63°
- Massawa, Eritrea 735 min 51 s · 21% cloud · Sun 58°
- Mocha, Yemen 705 min 27 s · 19% cloud · Sun 61°
Longest of all: Laascaanood, Somalia, 6 min 59 s (score 60).
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 | 64% | 08:40 UTC+1 |
| London | 72% | 07:38 UTC+0 |
| Berlin | 55% | 08:45 UTC+1 |
| Paris | 77% | 08:37 UTC+1 |
| Madrid | 76% | 08:30 UTC+1 |
| Rome | 83% | 08:40 UTC+1 |
| Lisbon | 65% | 07:28 UTC+0 |
| Moscow | 23% | 11:09 UTC+3 |
| Cairo | 80% | 10:06 UTC+2 |
Not visible from Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing.