Total solar eclipse of 05/03/2106

Total solar eclipse of 05/03/2106
Day of week: Monday
Maximum duration of eclipse: 03m47s
Maximum width of eclipse path: 177 km
Saros cycle: 130
Coverage: 100%
Magnitude: 1.0472
Gamma: 0.4681

How will be the weather during the total solar eclipse on 05/03/2106?

Where is the best place to see the total solar eclipse of 05/03/2106?
The following maps show the average cloud coverage for the day of the total solar eclipse. With the help of these maps, it is possible to find the place along the eclipse path, which has the best chance of a cloudless sky. Nevertheless, you should consider local circumstances and inform about the weather of your chosen observation site.

The data is provided by NASAs satellites AQUA and TERRA. The cloud maps are averaged over a period of 19 years (2000 - 2019).

Detailed country maps

worldmap United States
worldmap Canada
worldmap Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cities inside the path of the eclipse

The following table shows all locations with a population of more than 5,000 inside the eclipse path. Cities which have more than 100,000 inhabitants are marked bold. A click at the locations opens a detailed map.

City Type Eclipse duration Local time of max. eclipse Distance to central line Ø Cloud coverage
US  Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii total - 06:45:55 UTC-10:00 61 km 81%
US  Los Osos, California total - 09:33:43 UTC-08:00 3 km 34%
US  Paso Robles, California total - 09:34:26 UTC-08:00 26 km 26%
US  Atascadero, California total - 09:34:14 UTC-08:00 12 km 28%
US  San Luis Obispo, California total - 09:33:55 UTC-08:00 8 km 30%
US  Arroyo Grande, California total - 09:33:45 UTC-08:00 27 km 40%
US  Lompoc, California total - 09:33:09 UTC-08:00 79 km 37%
US  Santa Maria, California total - 09:33:42 UTC-08:00 50 km 31%
US  Coalinga, California total - 09:35:45 UTC-08:00 59 km 28%
US  Avenal, California total - 09:35:51 UTC-08:00 35 km 25%
US  Fresno, California total - 09:37:35 UTC-08:00 89 km 27%
US  Hanford, California total - 09:37:05 UTC-08:00 43 km 26%
US  Corcoran, California total - 09:36:50 UTC-08:00 17 km 25%
US  Sanger, California total - 09:37:50 UTC-08:00 75 km 30%
US  Taft, California total - 09:35:26 UTC-08:00 79 km 27%
US  Reedley, California total - 09:37:48 UTC-08:00 59 km 29%
US  Wasco, California total - 09:36:20 UTC-08:00 41 km 27%
US  Visalia, California total - 09:37:36 UTC-08:00 26 km 29%
US  Orosi, California total - 09:37:57 UTC-08:00 46 km 29%
US  Earlimart, California total - 09:36:54 UTC-08:00 17 km 27%
US  Delano, California total - 09:36:45 UTC-08:00 29 km 27%
US  Lindsay, California total - 09:37:42 UTC-08:00 5 km 31%
US  Bakersfield, California total - 09:36:27 UTC-08:00 77 km 28%
US  Porterville, California total - 09:37:35 UTC-08:00 12 km 32%
US  Eagle Mountain, Utah total - 10:55:11 UTC-07:00 84 km 55%
US  Lehi, Utah total - 10:55:33 UTC-07:00 85 km 52%
US  Payson, Utah total - 10:55:15 UTC-07:00 46 km 64%
US  Provo, Utah total - 10:55:39 UTC-07:00 62 km 45%
US  Heber City, Utah total - 10:56:27 UTC-07:00 78 km 59%
US  Price, Utah total - 10:56:12 UTC-07:00 35 km 50%
US  Vernal, Utah total - 10:59:35 UTC-07:00 3 km 49%
US  Craig, Colorado total - 11:03:10 UTC-07:00 74 km 62%
US  Rawlins, Wyoming total - 11:05:19 UTC-07:00 41 km 60%
US  Laramie, Wyoming total - 11:07:42 UTC-07:00 68 km 65%
US  Scottsbluff, Nebraska total - 11:11:51 UTC-07:00 80 km 51%
US  Gering, Nebraska total - 11:11:50 UTC-07:00 84 km 54%
US  Alliance, Nebraska total - 11:13:35 UTC-07:00 83 km 56%
US  Pierre, South Dakota total - 12:20:22 UTC-06:00 69 km 48%
US  Huron, South Dakota total - 12:24:14 UTC-06:00 6 km 55%
US  Mitchell, South Dakota total - 12:24:04 UTC-06:00 67 km 60%
US  Watertown, South Dakota total - 12:26:38 UTC-06:00 32 km 57%
US  Brookings, South Dakota total - 12:26:48 UTC-06:00 38 km 58%
US  Marshall, Minnesota total - 12:28:45 UTC-06:00 50 km 60%
US  Willmar, Minnesota total - 12:30:31 UTC-06:00 2 km 57%
US  Hutchinson, Minnesota total - 12:31:37 UTC-06:00 39 km 57%
US  Saint Cloud, Minnesota total - 12:32:21 UTC-06:00 27 km 58%
US  Buffalo, Minnesota total - 12:32:40 UTC-06:00 21 km 59%
US  Monticello, Minnesota total - 12:32:53 UTC-06:00 9 km 60%
US  Waconia, Minnesota total - 12:32:40 UTC-06:00 57 km 61%
US  Elk River, Minnesota total - 12:33:18 UTC-06:00 14 km 61%
US  Rogers, Minnesota total - 12:33:16 UTC-06:00 27 km 59%
US  Shakopee, Minnesota total - 12:33:07 UTC-06:00 69 km 61%
US  Plymouth, Minnesota total - 12:33:21 UTC-06:00 48 km 62%
US  West Coon Rapids, Minnesota total - 12:33:37 UTC-06:00 34 km 62%
US  Bloomington, Minnesota total - 12:33:33 UTC-06:00 70 km 61%
US  Minneapolis, Minnesota total - 12:33:41 UTC-06:00 56 km 61%
US  East Bethel, Minnesota total - 12:33:58 UTC-06:00 21 km 61%
US  Rosemount, Minnesota total - 12:33:49 UTC-06:00 84 km 60%
US  White Bear Lake, Minnesota total - 12:34:12 UTC-06:00 50 km 60%
US  Forest Lake, Minnesota total - 12:34:20 UTC-06:00 30 km 59%
US  North Branch, Minnesota total - 12:34:27 UTC-06:00 5 km 62%
US  Woodbury, Minnesota total - 12:34:13 UTC-06:00 68 km 60%
US  Stillwater, Minnesota total - 12:34:34 UTC-06:00 58 km 61%
US  River Falls, Wisconsin total - 12:34:48 UTC-06:00 83 km 60%
US  Rice Lake, Wisconsin total - 12:36:41 UTC-06:00 33 km 60%
US  Marquette, Michigan total - 13:44:38 UTC-05:00 3 km 67%
US  Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan total - 13:49:50 UTC-05:00 54 km 58%
CA  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario total - 13:49:51 UTC-05:00 52 km 58%
CA  Rayside-Balfour, Ontario total - 13:55:03 UTC-05:00 79 km 61%
CA  Kirkland Lake, Ontario total - 13:56:33 UTC-05:00 80 km 69%
CA  Temiskaming Shores, Ontario total - 13:57:14 UTC-05:00 5 km 65%
CA  Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec total - 13:58:04 UTC-05:00 81 km 68%
CA  Val-d'Or, Quebec total - 13:59:58 UTC-05:00 57 km 67%
CA  La Tuque, Quebec total - 14:07:35 UTC-05:00 39 km 71%
CA  Roberval, Quebec total - 14:07:41 UTC-05:00 81 km 74%
CA  Alma, Quebec total - 14:08:26 UTC-05:00 84 km 68%
CA  Jonquière, Quebec total - 14:09:03 UTC-05:00 69 km 69%
CA  Saguenay, Quebec total - 14:09:18 UTC-05:00 68 km 69%
CA  Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec total - 14:10:42 UTC-05:00 40 km 71%
CA  La Malbaie, Quebec total - 14:11:01 UTC-05:00 17 km 70%
CA  Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec total - 14:11:42 UTC-05:00 3 km 64%
CA  Rimouski, Quebec total - 14:12:32 UTC-05:00 74 km 68%
CA  Edmundston, New Brunswick total - 15:13:36 UTC-04:00 46 km 70%
CA  Amqui, Quebec total - 14:13:52 UTC-05:00 78 km 81%
CA  Campbellton, New Brunswick total - 15:15:09 UTC-04:00 29 km 77%
CA  Bathurst, New Brunswick total - 15:16:42 UTC-04:00 10 km 67%
CA  Miramichi, New Brunswick total - 15:17:22 UTC-04:00 75 km 66%
CA  Chandler, Quebec total - 14:17:12 UTC-05:00 75 km 63%
PM  Miquelon, Miquelon-Langlade total - 16:26:54 UTC-03:00 5 km 64%
PM  Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre total - 16:27:25 UTC-03:00 28 km 69%