Partial Solar Eclipse · October 3, 2005

Menglang

On October 3, 2005, Menglang (China) sees a partial solar eclipse.

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Menglang

The path of totality crosses Menglang. 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

Menglang · October 3, 2005

C1 — Partial begins12:18:16 PM UTC

Maximum eclipse12:20:00 PM UTC

C4 — Partial ends12:21:43 PM 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

China

Cities in China

Nuofu5%

Donghui4%

Huimin4%

Fazhanhe4%

Meng’a4%

Jinghong4%

Zhutang4%

Mengla4%

Mengmao4%

Nanling4%

Mujia4%

Nuozhadu4%

Fubang4%

Zhangfeng4%

Shangyun4%

Mengman4%

Qianliu4%

Dashan4%

Fudong4%

Worldwide

Other Countries

Spain92%

Algeria92%

Somalia92%

Portugal92%

South Sudan92%

Sudan92%

Tunisia92%

Kenya92%

Libya92%

Ethiopia90%

Uganda88%

Seychelles88%

Chad86%

France85%

Andorra84%

Morocco82%

Italy82%

Gibraltar82%

Tanzania81%

Malta79%

DR Congo79%

Madagascar76%

Monaco72%

United Kingdom72%

Eritrea71%

Jersey71%

Guernsey71%

Ireland70%

Comoros70%

Egypt70%

Mayotte69%

Rwanda69%

CAR69%

Switzerland68%

Mozambique66%

Burundi65%

Djibouti64%

Germany63%

Mauritius62%

Belgium61%

Greece61%

Austria61%

Isle of Man61%

Luxembourg61%

Croatia60%

Albania60%

Netherlands59%

Slovenia58%

Réunion58%

MV58%

Yemen57%

Malawi57%

Montenegro57%

Cameroon57%

Bosnia56%

Niger56%

Zambia56%

North Macedonia55%

Nigeria55%

Kosovo54%

LK52%

Serbia52%

Canada52%

Hungary51%

Czechia51%

Saudi Arabia51%

Bulgaria50%

Türkiye50%

Iceland49%

Western Sahara49%

India48%

Slovakia48%

Congo47%

Romania46%

Poland45%

Israel45%

Jordan45%

Denmark45%

Palestine44%

Cyprus42%

Mali42%

Norway41%

Sweden39%

Lebanon39%

Ukraine39%

Syria38%

Mauritania37%

Zimbabwe36%

ID36%

Angola34%

Moldova33%

Russia32%

Belarus31%

Oman30%

Benin29%

Lithuania29%

Burkina Faso29%

Latvia28%

Gabon28%

Iraq28%

Eq. Guinea27%

MY26%

Thailand25%

United States24%

South Africa24%

Namibia23%

SG23%

BW23%

Myanmar22%

Togo22%

Ghana22%

Estonia22%

Finland21%

Senegal20%

Eswatini19%

Cape Verde18%

Kuwait17%

Bahrain16%

Qatar16%

UAE16%

Georgia15%

Iran15%

Côte d'Ivoire15%

São Tomé14%

KH14%

Vietnam14%

Gambia13%

Armenia12%

Guinea12%

Bangladesh12%

Azerbaijan11%

Lesotho11%

Guinea-Bissau11%

Pakistan10%

Sierra Leone7%

Nepal7%

Laos7%

Liberia6%

Bhutan5%

China5%

BN4%