Total Solar Eclipse · 4 December 2002

Solar Eclipse in Zimbabwe

On 4 December 2002, a total solar eclipse crosses Iceland, offering up to 97m 02s of totality.

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Total

Eclipse type

100.0%

Max obscuration

97m 02s

Max duration

Cities tracked

Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Zimbabwe. 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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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

By location

Cities in Zimbabwe

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

BeitbridgeTOTAL

GwandaTOTAL

Bulawayo98%

Hwange97%

Victoria Falls97%

Zvishavane95%

Chiredzi94%

Shurugwi93%

Gweru93%

Masvingo92%

Redcliff91%

Kwekwe91%

Gokwe90%

Chipinge88%

Kadoma88%

Chegutu87%

Norton85%

Chitungwiza84%

Mutare84%

Harare Western Suburbs84%

Worldwide

Other Countries

AngolaTOTAL

MozambiqueTOTAL

ZimbabweTOTAL

South AfricaTOTAL

BWTOTAL

Namibia99%

Zambia99%

Eswatini91%

Australia84%

Madagascar79%

Lesotho75%

DR Congo74%

Malawi70%

Congo67%

Gabon59%

Tanzania49%

Réunion46%

São Tomé41%

Mauritius40%

Comoros37%

Mayotte36%

Burundi30%

Eq. Guinea26%

Rwanda24%

Cameroon24%

Uganda18%

Kenya17%

Nigeria14%

CAR12%

Somalia8%

Benin4%

Ghana4%

Togo3%

Seychelles3%

South Sudan1%

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