Total Solar Eclipse · 2 August 2046

Palapye

On 2 August 2046, Palapye (Botswana) lies in the path of totality.

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Total

Eclipse type

100.0%

Max obscuration

150m 31s

Max duration

11:02:00

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Palapye

The path of totality crosses Palapye. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

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Timeline

Contact Times

Palapye · 2 August 2046

C1 — Partial begins09:46:44 UTC

C2 — Totality begins09:46:44 UTC

Maximum eclipse11:02:00 UTC

C3 — Totality ends12:17:15 UTC

C4 — Partial ends12:17:15 UTC

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

During eclipse

Normal sky

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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk

Sky darkness

−4°C

Temp. drop

2,900 km/h

Moon speed

🌑 Simulated at totality peak

Botswana

Cities in Botswana

MaunTOTAL

SeroweTOTAL

MahalapyeTOTAL

LetlhakaneTOTAL

Selebi-Phikwe100%

Tonota99%

Francistown99%

Bobonong98%

Tutume98%

Mochudi97%

Mmopone96%

Tlokweng96%

Gaborone96%

Mogoditshane96%

Molepolole96%

Gabane96%

Ramotswa95%

Thamaga95%

Mosopa95%

Worldwide

Other Countries

AngolaTOTAL

South AfricaTOTAL

EswatiniTOTAL

BWTOTAL

NamibiaTOTAL

Mozambique100%

Zambia97%

Zimbabwe95%

Lesotho90%

DR Congo89%

Congo87%

Brazil83%

Gabon82%

São Tomé77%

Eq. Guinea68%

Liberia68%

Côte d'Ivoire67%

Malawi66%

Ghana66%

Madagascar66%

Cameroon65%

Nigeria62%

Togo60%

Benin59%

Guinea54%

CAR54%

Tanzania53%

Sierra Leone53%

Burkina Faso48%

Burundi47%

Mali46%

Rwanda45%

Uganda40%

Niger40%

Chad39%

Guinea-Bissau37%

Senegal35%

Comoros32%

Gambia31%

Mayotte29%

South Sudan29%

Kenya29%

Réunion27%

Mauritania27%

Sudan22%

Mauritius20%

Cape Verde17%

Somalia15%

Ethiopia12%

Algeria9%

Western Sahara3%

Libya2%