Annular solar eclipse on 21 May 2031 in South Africa

Annular solar eclipse on 21 May 2031 — path, times and visibility by country.

In South Africa, the eclipse will appear as partial. 75 cities in our catalogue will see it from South Africa.

Cities where the eclipse is visible

Partial — 46% · 121,536

Partial — 47% · 179,624

Partial — 35% · 237,414

Partial — 46% · 605,344

Partial — 29% · 137,287

Partial — 40% · 556,637

Partial — 46% · 445,168

Partial — 39% · 309,714

Partial — 46% · 305,692

Partial — 49% · 122,497

Partial — 35% · 4,772,846

Partial — 47% · 182,304

Partial — 48% · 236,580

Partial — 48% · 350,000

Partial — 33% · 3,338,026

Partial — 28% · 478,676

Partial — 46% · 373,403

Partial — 44% · 142,443

Partial — 43% · 100,324

Partial — 46% · 151,866

Partial — 46% · 725,468

Partial — 31% · 188,580

Partial — 46% · 255,863

Partial — 28% · 1,050,078

Partial — 49% · 112,950

Partial — 47% · 184,383

Partial — 47% · 9,418,183

Partial — 29% · 291,052

Partial — 43% · 142,089

Partial — 46% · 227,039

Partial — 43% · 117,152

Partial — 47% · 378,821

Partial — 34% · 161,177

Partial — 38% · 143,446

Partial — 49% · 110,972

Partial — 45% · 110,159

Partial — 28% · 205,504

Partial — 52% · 101,090

Partial — 33% · 140,121

Partial — 31% · 164,848

Partial — 56% · 51,132

Partial — 40% · 404,838

Partial — 45% · 140,644

Partial — 33% · 125,394

Partial — 46% · 110,052

Partial — 35% · 236,910

Partial — 49% · 109,468

Pietermaritzburg

Partial — 34% · 839,327

Partial — 33% · 144,026

Partial — 52% · 272,461

Partial — 46% · 178,285

Partial — 48% · 2,112,693

Partial — 32% · 118,599

Partial — 47% · 337,053

Partial — 47% · 133,654

Partial — 34% · 252,968

Partial — 47% · 326,416

Partial — 49% · 373,695

Partial — 45% · 135,828

Partial — 48% · 114,369

Partial — 34% · 225,289

Partial — 49% · 872,309

Partial — 47% · 1,695,047

Partial — 46% · 186,394

Partial — 43% · 101,101

Partial — 47% · 511,655

Partial — 53% · 107,144

Partial — 46% · 106,000

Partial — 45% · 246,754

Partial — 45% · 474,681

Partial — 43% · 122,502

Partial — 39% · 150,012

Partial — 43% · 431,944

Partial — 47% · 156,831

Partial — 35% · 127,597

228 more cities in this country see a partial eclipse.

About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)