PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEApia, SamoaSaturday 15 November 2031 · times in UTC+13

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 30m. All times are local, in UTC+13.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 44° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Apia. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 8.2% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Apia 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.

How to watch safely, in full

NEXT FROM APIA

What else is coming here?

The rest of what the sky over Apia has coming, soonest first.

• 10 March 2035 Saturday afternoon · Partial 23.8%
• 2 September 2035 Sunday afternoon · Partial 13.1%
• 13 July 2037 Monday afternoon · Partial 10%
• 26 December 2038 Sunday afternoon · Partial 14.4%
• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 59.9%

Every eclipse visible from Apia