Partial Solar Eclipse · 3 October 2005

Solar Eclipse in Belgium

On 3 October 2005, a partial solar eclipse crosses Belgium.

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Partial
Eclipse type
61.1%
Max obscuration
—
Max duration
20
Cities tracked
Where to watch

Visibility Map

Belgium will see a partial solar eclipse. Click anywhere on the map to see the occultation percentage at that location.

Path of Totality
Width~162 km
Max duration—
Speed~2,900 km/h
Eclipse Details
Saros series134
Magnitude0.9576
Gamma0.3306
Date3 October 2005
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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 Belgium

Maximum obscuration and peak contact time per city.

Dour61%
Poperinge61%
Péruwelz61%
Tournai61%
Boussu61%
Colfontaine61%
Frameries61%
Wervik61%
Saint-Ghislain61%
Ieper61%
Quaregnon61%
Koksijde61%
Mouscron61%
Menen61%
Mons61%
Wevelgem61%
Walcourt61%
Binche61%
Kortrijk61%
Zwevegem61%
20 cities
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%
Australia4%
Antigua & Barbuda2%
Guadeloupe2%
Kazakhstan2%
US Virgin Islands2%
Puerto Rico1%
Dominica1%
Turkmenistan1%
Martinique1%
150 countries
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