PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEAmundsen-Scott, AntarcticaFriday 16 December 2039 · times in UTC+13
93.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 50m. All times are local, in UTC+13.
04:41 MAX 05:36 06:31
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 04:41 | 23° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 05:36 | 23° WNW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 06:31 | 23° W |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 23° above the horizon to the west, so you will want an open view in that direction.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Amundsen-Scott. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 93.8% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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 690 km to the south-east of Amundsen-Scott and is 376 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- DAY LENGTH
- 24h 00m
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 93.8%
- COORDINATES
- 90° S, 0° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 376 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,857 km/h
- SAROS
- 152 · no. 13
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9436
- GAMMA
- -0.9457
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM AMUNDSEN-SCOTT
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Amundsen-Scott has coming, soonest first.