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March 21, 2080 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Johannesburg, South Africa

Mar 21, 2080 at 3:02 pm
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Global Event: Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Solar Eclipse, in Johannesburg
Begins: Thu, Mar 21, 2080 at 2:00 pm
Maximum: Thu, Mar 21, 2080 at 3:02 pm 0.304 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Mar 21, 2080 at 4:00 pm
Duration: 2 hours

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 21, 2080 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Johannesburg

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Johannesburg. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (SAST) for Johannesburg.

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* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 0 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

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During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covers only parts of the Sun, as seen from Johannesburg. There are no locations on Earth where the Sun appears completely covered during this event.

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Cloud Coverage (Mar 21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 43% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses
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  2. Different Types of Eclipses
  3. What Are Solar Eclipses?
  4. How Often Do Solar Eclipses Occur?
  5. Total Solar Eclipses
  6. What Happens at a Total Solar Eclipse?
  7. Partial Solar Eclipses
  8. Annular Solar Eclipses
  9. What Happens at an Annular Eclipse?
  10. Hybrid Solar Eclipses
  11. Eclipse Seasons
  12. Solar Eclipses in History
  13. Solar Eclipse Myths
  14. Magnitude of Eclipses
  15. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations

Eclipses

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Eclipses & Transits

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Johannesburg

Eclipse Visibility From JohannesburgVisibility Worldwide
Mar 21, 2080 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 29, 2080 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 10, 2081 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 25, 2081 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2081 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Johannesburg, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Other eclipses visible in Johannesburg

Other eclipses worldwide

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