Annular Solar Eclipse Crosses Angola
SCHEDULED83% CONFIDENCENASA's[1][2][3][4] eclipse catalogue gives the instant of greatest eclipse as 07:14:46 UT on 2031-05-21 (07:16:04 TD, the two separated by delta-T), from Saros series 138. Eclipse circumstances are computed from orbital mechanics, so the date and time are exact centuries ahead.
Greatest eclipse falls at 07:14:46 UT on 2031-05-21, on a path 152.2 km wide; the annular phase lasts up to 5 minutes 26 seconds, its greatest duration reached further east along the track. The path of annularity crosses Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, s. India, Malaysia and Indonesia, and a partial eclipse is visible from Africa, southern Asia, the East Indies and Australia.