Partial Solar Eclipse · 22 September 2006

Solar Eclipse in Namibia

On 22 September 2006, a partial solar eclipse crosses Iceland.

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Partial
Eclipse type
50.0%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
19
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

The path of totality crosses Namibia. See the shadow track and totality corridor. Click anywhere on the map to see how the eclipse appears from that location.

Path of Totality
Width~261 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series144
Magnitude0.9352
Gamma-0.4062
Date22 September 2006
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Normal sky before eclipse
Sky during total solar eclipse
During eclipse
Normal sky
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What you'll experience

Sky Simulation

Drag the slider to compare the sky before and during totality. At peak, stars appear at midday and the horizon glows in all directions.

≈ Dusk
Sky darkness
−4°C
Temp. drop
2,900 km/h
Moon speed
🌑 Simulated at totality peak
By location

Cities in Namibia

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

Lüderitz50%
Keetmanshoop45%
Walvis Bay42%
Swakopmund42%
Rehoboth39%
Windhoek37%
Katutura37%
Okahandja36%
Gobabis33%
Otjiwarongo33%
Oshakati29%
Ongwediva28%
Ondangwa28%
Grootfontein28%
Tsumeb28%
Helao Nafidi27%
Rundu22%
Ndiyona21%
Katima Mulilo15%
19 cities
Worldwide

Other Countries

Suriname87%
French Guiana87%
Brazil87%
Guyana85%
Venezuela76%
Trinidad & Tobago71%
Angola70%
Barbados68%
St. Vincent66%
South Africa64%
St. Lucia64%
Martinique63%
Dominica61%
Colombia59%
Guadeloupe59%
Antigua & Barbuda56%
Curaçao52%
US Virgin Islands51%
Namibia50%
Aruba49%
Puerto Rico48%
Cape Verde47%
Sierra Leone46%
Liberia45%
Guinea44%
Dominican Rep.43%
Lesotho43%
BO42%
Guinea-Bissau42%
Senegal42%
Côte d'Ivoire42%
Gambia41%
PE39%
Haiti38%
Ecuador34%
Mali34%
Mauritania33%
BW32%
Turks & Caicos32%
Ghana31%
Cuba31%
Panama29%
Eswatini29%
Jamaica29%
Mozambique28%
Burkina Faso27%
PY22%
Togo22%
CL22%
Costa Rica21%
Madagascar21%
Argentina21%
Benin20%
Zimbabwe20%
Western Sahara20%
Bahamas19%
Nicaragua19%
Cayman Islands19%
São Tomé18%
Nigeria18%
Gabon15%
Zambia15%
DR Congo15%
United States14%
Congo14%
Réunion14%
Honduras14%
Spain13%
Niger12%
Mauritius12%
El Salvador11%
Eq. Guinea11%
Morocco10%
Cameroon9%
Mexico9%
Guatemala9%
Belize9%
UY7%
Portugal7%
Malawi6%
Algeria6%
Canada2%
82 countries
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