Tanzania will experience a total solar eclipse in 2100 which should be some 76 years from now.
The next total solar eclipse to be observed in the country will occur during the weekend that is on Saturday April 9, 2100.
This is according to the latest data from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
The time of the April 2100 total solar eclipse, to be observed by those who will be present by then, is predicted to be during the morning hours at about 08:49:20, East African time.
Afterwards the next total solar eclipse will appear around these shores in 2140 that is four decades later.
However before that, people in Tanzania and other parts of East Africa should be prepared to witness a partial solar eclipse in the year 2026.
This time it will be on the morning of Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at about 7:20 am.
Afterwards, according to the Solar Eclipse Information Portal, Tanzanians and fellow East African residents should brace to experience an ‘Annular’ eclipse on the 21st of May 2031.
The last time Tanzania experienced a major solar eclipse was in the year 2016.
The April 2024 Total solar eclipse was only visible in North America.
But what is the difference between Annular, Partial and Total Solar eclipses?
Eclipses are usually categorized as either total, in which the Moon completely covers the Sun, or annular, in which the Moon obscures all but an outer ring of the Sun.
Distance between the three objects, that is Earth, Moon and Sun is what essentially defines whether an eclipse is total or annular.
Scientists explain that the Earth usually travels in an elliptical orbit around the Sun, while the Moon travels in an elliptical orbit around the Earth.
According to NASA, a total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun.
On the other hand, an annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, but when it is at or near its farthest point from Earth.
Because the Moon is farther away from Earth, it appears smaller than the Sun and does not completely cover the Sun.
When it comes to the partial solar eclipse this happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly lined up.
Only a part of the Sun will appear to be covered, giving it a crescent shape.
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