PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEApia, SamoaTuesday 14 October 2042 · times in UTC+13

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 32m. All times are local, in UTC+13.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 24° 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 Apia. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 0.2% 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.

• 17 February 2045 Friday afternoon · Partial 47.4%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 44.3%
• 24 August 2063 Friday afternoon · Partial 41.3%
• 24 July 2074 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 91.1%

Every eclipse visible from Apia