Eclipses for South Africa

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Date Type Time (SA Time) Visibility from South Africa
26 Jan 2009 Solar about 7am to 9:30am visible from the whole country as a partial eclipse - 65% for Cape Town, 23% for Musina
31 Dec 2009 Lunar

8:51pm - 9:53pm

tiny (8%) eclipse, visible from all of South Africa
15 Jan 2010 Solar about 7am to 8am 20% partial eclipse for Musina, 3% for Bloemfontein, not visible from Western Cape

15 / 16 Jun 2011

Lunar

8:22pm - 00:02am

total eclipse, visible from all of South Africa, maximum at 10:12pm

25 Nov 2011 Solar about 6:30am to 7am 5% partial eclipse for the Western Cape only
25 Apr 2013 Lunar 9:52pm - 10:22pm very tiny (2%) partial eclipse, visible from all of South Africa
3 Nov 2013 Solar about 3:30pm to 5pm 15% partial eclipse for Musina, 1% for Bloemfontein, not visible from Eastern or Western Cape
13 Sep 2015 Solar about 6:45am to 8:30am visible from the whole country as a partial eclipse - 9% for Musina, 31% for Cape Town
28 Sep 2015 Lunar 3:06am - 6:27am total eclipse: all of South Africa will see the start and maximum of the eclipse; the Moon sets before the eclipse ends
1 Sep 2016 Solar 9:30am to 12:30pm visible from the whole country as a partial eclipse - 15% for Cape Town, 50% for Musina