Annular Solar Eclipse of October 24, 2060
On October 24, 2060, a annular solar eclipse traces a path crossing Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa, reaching greatest eclipse at 8:58 AM UTC.
- Greatest eclipse
- 8:58 AM UTC
- Duration
- 8m 06s
- Path width
- 281 km
- Greatest-eclipse location
- 25.8°S, 28.1°E
- Magnitude
- 0.9277
- Saros series
- 144
This eclipse is far enough in the future that Earth's rotation (ΔT) is only predicted, not measured — the path shown may be off by several km east-west.
Major cities in the path
| City | Country | Phase | Duration | Begins (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luanda | Angola | Annular | 7m 24s | 8:11 AM UTC |
| Abidjan | Ivory Coast | Annular | 3m 55s | 7:33 AM UTC |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | Annular | 7m 50s | 9:19 AM UTC |
| Benoni | South Africa | Annular | 8m 04s | 9:19 AM UTC |
| Durban | South Africa | Annular | 6m 04s | 9:34 AM UTC |
| Pretoria | South Africa | Annular | 8m 03s | 9:18 AM UTC |
| Huambo | Angola | Annular | 6m 04s | 8:24 AM UTC |
| Vereeniging | South Africa | Annular | 6m 50s | 9:20 AM UTC |
| Monrovia | Liberia | Annular | 5m 52s | 7:28 AM UTC |
| Freetown | Sierra Leone | Annular | 5m 41s | 7:26 AM UTC |
| Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Annular | 4m 26s | 9:33 AM UTC |
| Springs | South Africa | Annular | 8m 04s | 9:20 AM UTC |
Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse
| City | Country | Max. obscuration |
|---|---|---|
| Potchefstroom | South Africa | 92.7% |
| Moanda | Congo (Kinshasa) | 92.4% |
| Malanje | Angola | 91.6% |
| Daloa | Ivory Coast | 91.6% |
| Man | Ivory Coast | 91.5% |