PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesWednesday 21 May 2031 · times in GST (UTC+4)
25.1%
OF THE SUN COVERED
The Moon clips the edge of the Sun. Nothing about the daylight will change, and you will need a safe solar filter to see anything at all.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 45m. All times are local, in GST.
09:21 MAX 10:39 12:06
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 09:21 | 49° E |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 10:39 | 67° E |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 12:06 | 85° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun stands 67° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Abu Dhabi. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 25.1% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Abu Dhabi will change. Through a safe solar filter the Moon shows as a shallow notch on one edge of the disc.
SAFETY
Looking at it without hurting yourself
A certified solar filter stays on for the whole eclipse. The Sun is never completely covered here, and what remains is as dangerous to look at as an uneclipsed Sun. Sunglasses are not a filter.
Sunglasses, smoked glass, exposed film and phone screens are not filters. If you can see anything else through it, it is not dark enough.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
The path passes 2,238 km to the south-east of Abu Dhabi and is 154 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:36
- SUNSET
- 19:01
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 25m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:26
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 25.1%
- COORDINATES
- 24.453° N, 54.377° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 154 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,649 km/h
- SAROS
- 138 · no. 35
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.3693
- GAMMA
- -0.1970
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM ABU DHABI
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Abu Dhabi has coming, soonest first.