Kipushi: Annular solar eclipse, May 21, 2031

Katanga, Congo - Kinshasa · -11.7596°, 27.2500°

Eye safety here: At this location the eclipse is annular: a bright ring of photosphere remains even at maximum. Certified solar filter at ALL times — there is no safe naked-eye moment here.

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Partial begins · C1
Annularity begins · C2
Maximum eclipse
Annularity ends · C3
Partial ends · C4
Annularity
3m 53s
Magnitude
0.968
Sun at max
13.3° · 66° ENE

Cloud climatology at maximum: 16% mean cloud amount (NOAA ISCCP H-Series, May, 1983–2017).

Times for the city centre at sea level, from NASA's Besselian elements.

Annular solar eclipse — May 21, 2031

Previous eclipse: Total solar eclipse — November 25, 2030 · Next eclipse: Hybrid solar eclipse — November 14, 2031