Sun Total Solar Eclipse2030-11-25UpcomingNASA Saros 133

Total Solar Eclipse of 2030-11-25

Name: Total Solar Eclipse of 2030-11-25
Start: 2030-11-25T06:51:37Z

Path of totality begins in Namibia (Windhoek near the central line), then crosses Botswana, South Africa (Bloemfontein, Durban), and Lesotho, before traversing the southern Indian Ocean to South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland.

First total solar eclipse over southern Africa since 2002. The path starts in Namibia at sunrise and ends over southern Australia near sunset.

Time to greatest eclipse

Days

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

Peak in your local time: 2030-11-25T06:51:37Z

Peak UTC

06:51:37

2030-11-25

Magnitude

1.047

Sun diameter

Max duration

3m 44s

central line

Obscuration

100.0%

Sun area covered

Saros

#133

44 of 72

Gamma

-0.387

Shadow axis (Earth-radii)

Path and visibility

Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, southern Indian Ocean, southern Australia

Central path crosses

Namibia - Botswana - South Africa - Lesotho - Australia

Visible from

Namibia Botswana South Africa Lesotho Australia Zimbabwe Mozambique

Watch the totality from

Cities from the WorldClockTools clock catalog that fall in the central path or partial-eclipse band. Each link goes to the local clock page for that city.

Path of totality

Astronomical context

NASA Saros series: Saros 133 - 44 of 72
Magnitude (NASA): 1.047 - fraction of Sun diameter eclipsed
Obscuration: 100.0% of the Sun's disc area covered at greatest eclipse
Gamma: -0.3867 - shadow-axis offset from Earth's center (Earth-radii)
Max central duration: 3m 44s

Observation and photography

Every phase of a solar eclipse outside of totality requires ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewing glasses or an equivalent solar filter on every optical instrument (telescope, binoculars, camera lens). The same standard applies to total solar eclipses. Glasses can come off only during the brief totality window on the central path; they must go back on the instant Baily's beads reappear at third contact.

Central-line duration is 3m 44s. A typical imaging plan brackets exposures from ~1/1000s for the chromosphere and Baily's beads down to ~2s for the outer corona, fired in a programmable sequence so the observer can watch with the naked eye for at least the middle third of totality.

Local sun altitude, the path crossing time of day, and recent weather climatology drive site selection. NASA's interactive eclipse map (linked below) gives the exact altitude and time for any coordinates on the path.

Frequently asked questions

Where will the total solar eclipse of 2030-11-25 be visible?

The path of totality crosses Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Australia. Partial phases are visible from Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Australia, Zimbabwe, and 1 more.

What time will the 2030-11-25 total solar eclipse reach greatest eclipse?

Greatest eclipse occurs at 06:51 UTC on 2030-11-25 (Coordinated Universal Time). To convert to local time for your city, the conversion uses the IANA timezone for that locale — the WorldClockTools eclipse-calendar page surfaces the conversion automatically for any of the listed cities.

How long will totality last during the 2030-11-25 eclipse?

Maximum totality on the central line lasts 3m 44s. Observers off the central line see shorter durations; NASA's interactive map gives the local figure for any coordinates.

When is the next solar eclipse after the 2030-11-25 total solar eclipse?

This is the last eclipse of its kind in the current upcoming-eclipse window through 2030.

Do I need eclipse glasses to watch the 2030-11-25 total solar eclipse?

Yes — for any solar eclipse (partial, annular, or total), looking directly at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewing glasses or an equivalent solar filter is unsafe and can cause permanent retinal damage. During totality only — the brief window when the Moon completely covers the Sun on the central line — it is safe to look at the eclipsed Sun with the naked eye, but glasses MUST go back on the moment Baily's beads reappear.

What is the Saros series for the 2030-11-25 total solar eclipse?

Total Solar Eclipse of 2030-11-25 is member 44 of 72 of NASA Saros series 133. Each Saros series produces an eclipse every 18 years 11 days, with successive members shifted roughly 120 degrees west in longitude. Saros series typically span 12 to 15 centuries and contain 70 to 80 eclipses each.

Eclipse data depth

What the total solar eclipse entry signals

A compact read of the NASA catalog row: Saros context, magnitude / obscuration math, path geometry, and the city / country cross-references that pair total solar eclipse with WorldClockTools local-clock pages.

Saros series context

Total Solar Eclipse 2030-11-25 is member 44 of 72 of NASA Saros series 133. Each Saros member repeats roughly every 18 years 11 days, shifted ~120 degrees west, so adjacent members in the same series land on different continents.

Magnitude and obscuration

Magnitude is 1.047 (NASA convention: fraction of Sun diameter eclipsed), and the Sun's area is obscured by 100.0%. Magnitude is the diameter ratio; obscuration is the area ratio — both come from the same NASA prediction.

Duration on the central line

Maximum totality / annularity duration is 3m 44s on the central line. Off-central observers see shorter duration; precise local duration is on NASA's interactive map.

Path and visibility footprint

The central path crosses namibia, botswana, south africa, lesotho, and australia. Partial phases reach a wider 7-country zone in the current catalog cut.

City cross-references

Cross-referenced cities in the WorldClockTools catalog that fall in the path or partial band: Windhoek and Durban. Each city has its own clock page; pairing the eclipse time with the local clock gives the immediate local-time answer.

Gamma and geometry

Gamma is -0.3867 — the lateral distance of the Moon's shadow axis from Earth's center at greatest eclipse, in Earth-radii. |gamma| < 1.0 places the shadow axis on the Earth disc — a central eclipse with a true path of totality or annularity.

What is notable

First total solar eclipse over southern Africa since 2002. The path starts in Namibia at sunrise and ends over southern Australia near sunset.

Catalog handoff

This is one of the last entries in the current 14-event upcoming-eclipse catalog window.

Editorial dossier

No editorial dossier is attached; the page renders programmatic NASA-derived facts only, with no curated commentary.

Eclipse predictions are deterministic from JPL ephemerides — but local circumstances (exact path edge, sun altitude, weather) change with the kilometer. The NASA interactive map linked below gives precise local circumstances for any coordinates.

Eclipse data method

How we calculate this: Greatest-eclipse UTC times, magnitudes, durations, Saros series numbers, gamma, and obscuration figures all come from NASA Goddard's Five Millennium Canon (Espenak and Meeus, NASA/TP-2006-214141 for solar, NASA/TP-2009-214172 for lunar). Path-of-totality countries and cross-referenced cities are derived from NASA's published path maps and the WorldClockTools city catalog. Last verified against the NASA catalog on the most recent build.
Data sources: NASA GSFC eclipse predictions at eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov; official NASA page for this eclipse; NASA Solar Saros catalog; Espenak & Meeus, Five Millennium Canon (NASA Technical Publications).
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (24h). NASA's underlying canon is a multi-millennium static dataset; we re-pull the official path map and circumstances if the upstream publication issues a correction.

Data source: NASA / JPL

Eclipse data from NASA/JPL — Fred Espenak & Jean Meeus, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses (NASA Technical Publications NASA/TP–2006-214141 and NASA/TP–2009-214172). Public domain; re-published here with attribution.

NASA page for this eclipse (path map & circumstances)eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

Greatest eclipse: November 25, 2030 at 06:51 UTC