Partial Solar Eclipse · 4 December 2002

Le Hochet

On 4 December 2002, Le Hochet (Mauritius) sees a partial solar eclipse.

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Partial

Eclipse type

39.6%

Max obscuration

—

Max duration

07:02:00

Peak time

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Le Hochet

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

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Timeline

Contact Times

Le Hochet · 4 December 2002

C1 — Partial begins06:20:18 UTC

Maximum eclipse07:02:00 UTC

C4 — Partial ends07:43:41 UTC

Live simulation

Eclipse in motion

Watch the Moon cross the Sun from C1 to C4. Play at speed or scrub through the timeline — during the actual eclipse it tracks live.

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

Mauritius

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Beau Bassin-Rose Hill40%

Saint Pierre40%

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Baie du Tombeau40%

Centre de Flacq39%

Triolet39%

Goodlands39%

Worldwide

Other Countries

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Namibia99%

Zambia99%

Eswatini91%

Australia84%

Madagascar79%

Lesotho75%

DR Congo74%

Malawi70%

Congo67%

Gabon59%

Tanzania49%

Réunion46%

São Tomé41%

Mauritius40%

Comoros37%

Mayotte36%

Burundi30%

Eq. Guinea26%

Rwanda24%

Cameroon24%

Uganda18%

Kenya17%

Nigeria14%

CAR12%

Somalia8%

Benin4%

Ghana4%

Togo3%

Seychelles3%

South Sudan1%