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The image at left shows the path of the Sun in the sky seen by viewers in
the path of the total eclipse. The sun will rise nearly
vertically into the sky for people located in the path of totality in South
Africa. The image shows the position of the Sun at ten minute intervals.
At 07h20 SAST, at the start of the eclipse, the Sun will be at an azimuth of 104 degrees East of North, and an elevation of 29 degrees above the horizon. At mid eclipse at about 08h22, it will be at azimuth 100 degrees and elevation 40 degrees. At 09h30, just before the end of the eclipse, it will be at azimuth 96 degrees and elevation 59 degrees. The Sun moves through an angle of 15 degrees every hour.
In the image, for clarity the Sun is shown at twice the size it should
really be. If a camera with a wide-angle lens is set to take a picture on
the same piece of film at ten minute intervals for the period of time
illustrated at left, the Sun would appear half the size that it does shown
here.
Note that the times quoted above are typical for end of the eclipse path in South Africa, but are not exact for a specific location. Predictions for specific locations vary slightly, for example:
totality totality totality Place start maximum end Musina 08 18 19 08 18 57 08 19 36 Kruger National Park: Mopani 08 21 40 08 22 03 08 22 25 Punda Maria 08 19 42 08 20 59 08 20 59 Shingwedzi 08 20 43 08 21 26 08 22 09
above from: www.eclipse.za.net/html/rsa.html
Musina 08 18 21 08 18 58 08 19 36 Kruger National Park: Punda Maria 08 19 43 08 20 22 08 21 1 Shingwedzi 08 20 44 08 21 27 08 22 10
above from: www.eclipse.za.net/html/2002_pred.html files: RSA_A-Z.zip
Musina 08 18 26 08 19 34 Kruger National Park: Mopani 08 21 45 08 22 25 Punda Maria 08 19 45 08 21 03 Shingwedzi 08 20 44 08 22 10
above from: www.wits.ac.za/planetarium/eclSATowns.html