A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, March 20, 2034,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0458. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 1.3 days before perigee (on March 21, 2034, at 18:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.[2]
Totality will be visible from Nigeria, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, and western China.[3] A partial eclipse will be visible for parts of eastern Brazil, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia. The eclipse passes through Iran only a few hours before the vernal equinox, marking the beginning of the Persian New Year.
Animated path
| Country or Territory | Place or City | Startof partial eclipse (Local Time) | Start of total eclipse (Local Time) | End of total eclipse (Local Time) | Duration of total eclipse | End of partial eclipse (Local Time) | Magnitude | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akraké | 09:01:11 | 10:17:36 | 10:18:57 | 1 min 51 s | 11:45:51 | 1,042 | ||
| Lagos | 09:02:04 | 10:18:23 | 10:21:02 | 2 min 39 s | 11:47:45 | 1,042 | ||
| Ikorodu | 09:02:23 | 10:19:01 | 10:21:15 | 2 min 15s | 11:48:17 | 1,042 | ||
| Ondo Town | 09:04:23 | 10:22:02 | 10:24:44 | 2 min 43 s | 11:52:25 | 1,043 | ||
| Benin City | 09:04:36 | 10:22:44 | 10:24:58 | 2 min 14 s | 11:53:15 | 1,043 | ||
| Akure | 09:05:11 | 10:22:57 | 10:25:42 | 2 min 44 s | 11:53:35 | 1,043 | ||
| Makurdi | 09:10:12 | 10:30:39 | 10:33:05 | 2 min 26 s | 12:02:58 | 1,044 | ||
| Lafia | 09:11:12 | 10:31:12 | 10:34:49 | 3 min 37 s | 12:04:10 | 1,044 | ||
| Gombe | 09:17:38 | 10:40:19 | 10:42:52 | 2 min 33 s | 12:13:51 | 1,044 | ||
| Mubi | 09:20:58 | 10:44:51 | 10:47:53 | 3 min 02 s | 12:19:57 | 1,045 | ||
| Mokolo | 09:22:25 | 10:46:36 | 10:50:11 | 3 min 35 s | 12:21:26 | 1,045 | ||
| Maroua | 09:23:16 | 10:48:38 | 10:50:07 | 1 min 29 s | 12:22:31 | 1,045 | ||
| N'Djamena | 09:26:50 | 10:51:41 | 10:55:27 | 3 min 45 s | 12:26:43 | 1,045 | ||
| Biltine | 09:41:55 | 11:10:53 | 11:12:50 | 1 min 57 s | 12:44:43 | 1,046 | ||
| Abri | 11:12:58 | 12:42:02 | 12:46:03 | 4 min 01 s | 14:11:53 | 1,045 | ||
| Wadi Halfa | 11:16:55 | 12:46:00 | 12:49:19 | 3 min 20 s | 14:14:35 | 1,045 | ||
| Shalateen | 11:28:41 | 12:56:52 | 13:00:11 | 3 min 19 s | 14:22:45 | 1,044 | ||
| Yanbu | 12:35:54 | 14:03:35 | 14:05:58 | 2 min 23 s | 15:27:11 | 1,044 | ||
| Hafar Al Batin | 12:58:28 | 14:21:18 | 14:23:31 | 2 min 12 s | 15:38:34 | 1,042i | ||
| Wafra | 13:03:10 | 14:24:25 | 14:27:37 | 3 min 12 s | 15:40:52 | 1,041 | ||
| Mangaf | 13:03:38 | 14:25:09 | 14:27:18 | 2 min 09 s | 15:40:53 | 1,041 | ||
| Khafji | 13:03:53 | 14:25:10 | 14:28:03 | 2 min 52 s | 15:41:16 | 1,041 | ||
| Bushehr | 13:39:05 | 14:59:16 | 15:01:29 | 2 min 13 s | 16:13:30 | 1,041 | ||
| Shiraz | 13:42:53 | 15:01:44 | 15:34:15 | 2 min 30 s | 16:14:58 | 1,040 | ||
| Rafsanjan | 13:49:44 | 15:06:37 | 15:08:37 | 2 min 00 s | 16:17:28 | 1,039 | ||
| Farah | 15:00:27 | 16:13:04 | 16:15:29 | 2 min 35 s | 17:20:32 | 1,037 | ||
| Ghazni | 15:09:19 | 16:18:26 | 16:20:19 | 1 min 53 s | 17:22:28 | 1,035 | ||
| Jost | 15:11:13 | 16:19:24 | 16:21:38 | 2 m 14 s | 17:22:57 | 1,035 | ||
| Peshawar | 15:43:00 | 16:50:31 | 16:52:08 | 1 min 38 s | 17:52:59 | 1,035 | ||
| Mardan | 15:43:32 | 16:51:10 | 16:51:57 | 47 s | 17:52:59 | 1,034 | ||
| Wah | 15:44:23 | 16:51:03 | 16:53:13 | 2 min 10 s | 17:53:18 | 1,034 | ||
| Islamabad | 15:44:44 | 16:51:17 | 16:53:24 | 2 min 07 s | 17:53:23 | 1,034 | ||
| Rawalpindi | 15:44:45 | 16:51:24 | 16:53:22 | 1 min 58 s | 17:53:26 | 1,034 | ||
| Abbottabad | 15:44:50 | 16:51:27 | 16:53:03 | 1 min 36 s | 17:53:11 | 1,034 | ||
| Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Region | 16:16:29 | 17:22:07 | 17:24:10 | 2 min 03 s | 18:23:25 | 1,034 | ||
| Leh, Ladakh Region | 16:19:08 | 17:23:25 | 17:25:24 | 1 min 59 s | 18:53:34 | 1,033 | ||
| Rutog County, Tibet Autonomous Region | 18:51:23 | 19:54:22 | 19:56:11 | 1 min 39 s | 20:45:47 (sunset) | 1,032 |
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]
| First Penumbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 07:41:11.9 UTC | |
| First Umbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 08:38:09.7 UTC | |
| First Central Line | 2034 March 20 at 08:38:58.0 UTC | |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 08:39:46.4 UTC | |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 09:41:21.7 UTC | |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 2034 March 20 at 10:15:45.2 UTC | |
| Greatest Eclipse | 2034 March 20 at 10:18:45.2 UTC | |
| Greatest Duration | 2034 March 20 at 10:19:41.8 UTC | |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 2034 March 20 at 10:28:24.9 UTC | |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 10:55:53.9 UTC | |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 2034 March 20 at 11:57:34.8 UTC | |
| Last Central Line | 2034 March 20 at 11:58:24.9 UTC | |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 11:59:14.9 UTC | |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 2034 March 20 at 12:56:10.5 UTC |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.04582 | |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.09374 | |
| Gamma | 0.28942 | |
| Sun Right Ascension | 23h59m32.7s | |
| Sun Declination | -00°02'58.0" | |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'03.7" | |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" | |
| Moon Right Ascension | 23h59m11.3s | |
| Moon Declination | +00°13'42.6" | |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'31.6" | |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'39.3" | |
| ΔT | 75.7 s |
See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| April 3 Ascending node (full moon) | ||
| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 130 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 142 |
