Total solar eclipse: Senegal will wait until May 31, 2049, for another occurrence

Author: senenews.comPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Senegal

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Total solar eclipse: Senegal will wait until May 31, 2049, for another occurrence

Senegal will have to wait until May 31, 2049, to see another total solar eclipse, according to Maram Kaïré, director general of the Senegalese Agency for Space Studies. The event is expected at 2:41 p.m. Kaïré announced the date at a workshop devoted to public outreach in space sciences. The last solar eclipse mentioned in the article occurred on August 12, 2026.

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