Total solar eclipse Southern Africa & Australia totality
Total Solar Eclipse of 25 November 2030
Totality crosses Namibia, Botswana and South Africa (Durban gets about 2m26s), then the southern Indian Ocean to South Australia and New South Wales. Up to 3m44s at greatest duration.
- Greatest eclipse
- 06:50:19 UT
- Longest totality
- 3m 44s
- Path width
- 169 km
- Magnitude
- 1.0468
- Saros series
- 133
- Seen from
- s Africa, s Indian Oc., E. Indies, Australia, Antarctica
NASA lists the central path as crossing: Botswana, S. Africa, Australia.
What will I see from my location?
Computed in your browser from NASA’s Besselian elements for the 25 November 2030 eclipse. Times include the date and are shown in your device’s time zone.
Local times in 17 cities
Contact times in each city’s local time, sorted by duration of totality and then by coverage. Sun altitude at maximum in brackets. Only cities where the eclipse is above the horizon are listed.
| City | What you see | Coverage | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Totality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durban South Africa | total | 100% | 06:32 GMT+2 | 07:34 GMT+2 (34°) | 08:44 GMT+2 | 2m 26s |
| Windhoek Namibia | total | 100% | 06:24 GMT+2 | 07:19 GMT+2 (17°) | 08:21 GMT+2 | 1m 52s |
| Johannesburg South Africa | partial | 97% | 06:27 GMT+2 | 07:27 GMT+2 (29°) | 08:35 GMT+2 | — |
| Brisbane Australia | partial | 97% | 17:30 GMT+10 | 18:23 GMT+10 (-1°) | 19:13 GMT+10 | — |
| Gaborone Botswana | partial | 96% | 06:25 GMT+2 | 07:24 GMT+2 (26°) | 08:31 GMT+2 | — |
| Adelaide Australia | partial | 91% | 17:49 GMT+10:30 | 18:48 GMT+10:30 (14°) | 19:43 GMT+10:30 | — |
| Sydney Australia | partial | 79% | 18:24 GMT+11 | 19:18 GMT+11 (4°) | 20:08 GMT+11 | — |
| Perth Australia | partial | 77% | 15:01 GMT+8 | 16:12 GMT+8 (34°) | 17:15 GMT+8 | — |
| Melbourne Australia | partial | 75% | 18:19 GMT+11 | 19:15 GMT+11 (11°) | 20:07 GMT+11 | — |
| Cape Town South Africa | partial | 72% | 06:38 GMT+2 | 07:34 GMT+2 (24°) | 08:35 GMT+2 | — |
| Alice Springs Australia | partial | 71% | 17:00 GMT+9:30 | 17:59 GMT+9:30 (13°) | 18:52 GMT+9:30 | — |
| Wyndham Australia | partial | 36% | 15:41 GMT+8 | 16:34 GMT+8 (15°) | 17:22 GMT+8 | — |
| Queenstown New Zealand | partial | 33% | 20:19 GMT+13 | 21:01 GMT+13 (0°) | 21:42 GMT+13 | — |
| Dunedin New Zealand | partial | 30% | 20:19 GMT+13 | 21:00 GMT+13 (0°) | 21:39 GMT+13 | — |
| Darwin Australia | partial | 29% | 17:17 GMT+9:30 | 18:06 GMT+9:30 (11°) | 18:51 GMT+9:30 | — |
“—” means the contact happens before sunrise or after sunset, or the city is outside the path. Computed from NASA/GSFC Besselian elements; expect agreement with NASA tables to within a few seconds.
Planning a trip for 25 November 2030
- Get inside the path, then near the centre line. Totality lasts longest on the centre line and drops to zero at the edges. A few dozen kilometres can double your time in the shadow.
- Pick weather before scenery. Look up long-term August/seasonal cloud records for your candidate towns. A mobile plan (a car and a flexible last day) beats a fixed hotel when clouds threaten.
- Book early. Hotels inside popular totality paths often sell out a year or more ahead.
- Watch for the Sun’s altitude. Low Sun means long shadows and dramatic photos, but also more haze and a need for a clear horizon in the right direction.
Full destination ideas, weather notes and a trip-planning assistant are on the eclipse travel planner.
Questions
What time is the 25 November 2030 solar eclipse?
Greatest eclipse is at 06:50 UT (Universal Time), over 43.6°S 71.2°E. Local times differ by place: use the calculator on this page for your location.
Where can I see totality on 25 November 2030?
Total is visible only inside a path about 169 km wide crossing Botswana, S. Africa, Australia. Among the cities we checked, Durban (South Africa) gets the longest, about 2m 26s.
How long does it last?
The longest totality is 3m 44s near the point of greatest duration. The whole event, from first to last contact at one place, usually lasts two to three hours, with totality a few minutes in the middle.
Do I need eclipse glasses?
Yes, for every partial phase before and after totality. Only during totality itself, when the Sun is completely hidden, is it safe to look without them. Outside the path of totality you must keep them on the whole time.
Sources: NASA/GSFC Solar Eclipses 2021–2030; Besselian elements; path table. Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC.