Total Solar Eclipse of September 4, 2100
On September 4, 2100, a total solar eclipse traces a path crossing Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar, reaching greatest eclipse at 8:56 AM UTC.
- Greatest eclipse
- 8:56 AM UTC
- Duration
- 3m 33s
- Path width
- 142 km
- Greatest-eclipse location
- 10.5°S, 39.0°E
- Magnitude
- 1.0402
- Saros series
- 146
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | Rwanda | Total | 3m 16s | 8:08 AM UTC |
| Ilorin | Nigeria | Total | 2m 02s | 7:15 AM UTC |
| Antsirabe | Madagascar | Total | 3m 04s | 9:17 AM UTC |
| Makurdi | Nigeria | Total | 1m 59s | 7:20 AM UTC |
| Ngaoundere | Cameroon | Total | 1m 11s | 7:27 AM UTC |
| Nyanza | Rwanda | Total | 0m 07s | 8:10 AM UTC |
| Gueckedou | Guinea | Total | 0m 27s | 7:07 AM UTC |
| Dodoma | United Republic of Tanzania | Total | 1m 38s | 8:29 AM UTC |
| Goma | Congo (Kinshasa) | Total | 2m 24s | 8:07 AM UTC |
| Lafia | Nigeria | Total | 0m 52s | 7:19 AM UTC |
| Sokode | Togo | Total | 1m 56s | 7:12 AM UTC |
| Iringa | United Republic of Tanzania | Total | 1m 37s | 8:32 AM UTC |
Nearby cities with a deep partial eclipse
| City | Country | Max. obscuration |
|---|---|---|
| Ogbomosho | Nigeria | 100.0% |
| Tabora | United Republic of Tanzania | 99.9% |
| Bangui | Central African Republic | 99.8% |
| Antananarivo | Madagascar | 99.7% |
| Shinyanga | United Republic of Tanzania | 99.6% |