PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBangui, Central African RepublicWednesday 21 May 2031 · times in UTC+1
30.8%
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 1h 58m. All times are local, in UTC+1.
05:33 MAX 06:28 07:31
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 05:33 | 0° ENE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 06:28 | 12° ENE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 07:31 | 27° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 12° above the horizon to the east, so you will want an open view in that direction.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Bangui. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 30.8% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Bangui 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 2,051 km to the south-east of Bangui and is 193 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:32
- SUNSET
- 17:52
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 20m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:14
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 30.8%
- COORDINATES
- 4.361° N, 18.555° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 193 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,649 km/h
- SAROS
- 138 · no. 35
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.4271
- 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 BANGUI
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Bangui has coming, soonest first.