Name: Solar Eclipse — Sokoto (50.9%)
Start: 2026-08-12T18:17:36.932Z
End: 2026-08-12T18:46:23.067Z
Location: Sokoto

Where to watch

Visibility Map — Sokoto

The path of totality crosses Sokoto. 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

Sokoto · 12 August 2026

C1 — Partial begins18:17:36 UTC

Maximum eclipse18:32:00 UTC

C4 — Partial ends18:46:23 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

Nigeria

Cities in Nigeria

Illela52%

Gwadabawa52%

Argungu50%

Moriki50%

Katsina50%

Daura50%

Birnin Kebbi50%

Talata Mafara50%

Kaura Namoda50%

Tambuwal50%

Kumagunnam50%

Jega49%

Gummi49%

Nguru49%

Gumel49%

Gusau49%

Gashua49%

Kamba49%

Hadejia49%

Worldwide

Other Countries

SpainTOTAL

IcelandTOTAL

Portugal100%

France99%

Andorra99%

Algeria98%

Ireland96%

Italy95%

United Kingdom95%

Tunisia93%

Guernsey93%

Jersey93%

Monaco92%

Morocco92%

Gibraltar92%

Isle of Man90%

Switzerland89%

Belgium86%

Germany86%

Austria85%

Netherlands85%

Malta84%

Croatia84%

Libya84%

Luxembourg84%

Slovenia83%

Bosnia81%

Norway79%

Montenegro79%

Czechia78%

Hungary78%

Albania78%

Denmark78%

Greece77%

Serbia77%

Slovakia76%

Kosovo76%

North Macedonia76%

Russia76%

Poland75%

Sweden74%

Romania74%

Bulgaria73%

Ukraine70%

Western Sahara70%

Türkiye67%

Finland67%

Canada66%

Belarus65%

Moldova64%

Egypt64%

Lithuania63%

Mauritania62%

Latvia62%

Mali61%

Niger61%

Estonia61%

Cyprus56%

Burkina Faso53%

Chad52%

Nigeria52%

Syria51%

Lebanon51%

Israel51%

Palestine51%

Senegal50%

Jordan49%

Benin49%

United States49%

Cape Verde49%

Saudi Arabia48%

Togo47%

Georgia47%

Ghana47%

Cameroon47%

China46%

Kazakhstan45%

Guinea45%

Gambia44%

Côte d'Ivoire44%

Iraq43%

Guinea-Bissau43%

Armenia42%

Sudan42%

Mongolia41%

Iran41%

Azerbaijan41%

Sierra Leone40%

Liberia39%

CAR37%

South Sudan34%

Eq. Guinea34%

Japan31%

DR Congo31%

Kuwait31%

Turkmenistan30%

Gabon30%

Eritrea29%

Ethiopia29%

Congo29%

São Tomé28%

North Korea28%

Kyrgyzstan26%

Uzbekistan25%

Bahrain25%

Yemen24%

Antigua & Barbuda24%

Guadeloupe23%

Qatar23%

US Virgin Islands23%

Puerto Rico22%

Dominica22%

Martinique22%

Tajikistan22%

St. Lucia21%

South Korea21%

Barbados21%

Uganda21%

Turks & Caicos21%

Dominican Rep.20%

UAE20%

St. Vincent20%

Bahamas20%

Djibouti20%

Angola19%

Somalia19%

Haiti18%

Trinidad & Tobago18%

Afghanistan18%

Kenya18%

Oman18%

French Guiana17%

Cuba17%

Venezuela17%

Suriname16%

Pakistan16%

Brazil16%

Guyana16%

Rwanda16%

Tanzania15%

Burundi14%

India14%

Curaçao14%

Jamaica13%

Aruba13%

Cayman Islands11%

Colombia11%

Mexico9%

Nepal9%

Zambia8%

Bhutan7%

Myanmar6%

Belize6%

Nicaragua6%

Honduras6%

Bangladesh5%

Taiwan5%

Malawi5%

Panama5%

Namibia4%

Vietnam3%

Macao2%

Laos2%

Mozambique2%

Zimbabwe1%

Ecuador1%

Thailand1%