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9 May 2032 Annular Solar Eclipse

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What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Africa, South/East South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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Eclipse Shadow Path

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 70.9 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Hong Kong*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin9 May, 11:09:569 May, 19:09:56
First location to see the full eclipse begin9 May, 12:47:189 May, 20:47:18
Maximum Eclipse9 May, 13:25:389 May, 21:25:38
Last location to see the full eclipse end9 May, 14:04:019 May, 22:04:01
Last location to see the partial eclipse end9 May, 15:41:209 May, 23:41:20

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. This eclipse isn't visible in Hong Kong.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Hong Kong

Next Annular Solar Eclipse will be on 12 Sep 2034

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndAnnularity Duration
Angola
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:25 WAT17:37 CAT---
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:25 17:25 ---
Argentina
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:10 ART10:25 ART---
Botswana
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:23 SAST17:41 CAT---
Brazil
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:16 BRT12:10 FNT---
Chile
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:22 CLT10:23 CLST---
Congo
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:29 WAT15:53 WAT---
Congo Democratic Republic
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:13 CAT17:27 CAT---
Eswatini
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:41 SAST17:20 SAST---
Falkland Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:15 FKST10:28 FKST---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
19:05 TFT17:52 ---
Lesotho
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:28 SAST17:30 SAST---
Madagascar
Partial Solar Eclipse
17:02 EAT17:41 EAT---
Malawi
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:15 CAT17:26 CAT---
Mozambique
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:43 SAST17:32 CAT---
Namibia
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:10 CAT17:40 SAST---
Paraguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:31 PYT09:45 ART---
Saint Helena
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:53 GMT15:14 GMT---
South Africa
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:04 SAST17:41 SAST---
South Georgia/Sandwich Is.
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:23 GST12:15 GST---
Tanzania
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:43 CAT17:11 CAT---
Uruguay
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:14 UYT10:10 UYT---
Zambia
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:51 CAT17:37 CAT---
Zimbabwe
Partial Solar Eclipse
15:49 CAT17:39 CAT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Annularity duration" gives the time between the start and finish of annularity within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse434,000,0005.17%
At least 10% partial164,000,0001.96%
At least 20% partial86,000,0001.02%
At least 30% partial68,300,0000.81%
At least 40% partial30,700,0000.36%
At least 50% partial13,000,0000.15%
At least 60% partial7,290,0000.09%
At least 70% partial2840.000003%
At least 80% partial--
At least 90% partial--
Totality or annularity--

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 25 April 2032 — Total Lunar Eclipse