PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBelfast, United KingdomMonday 2 August 2027 · times in BST (UTC+1)
31.6%
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 44m. All times are local, in BST.
09:06 MAX 09:57 10:50
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 09:06 | 28° E |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 09:57 | 35° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 10:50 | 42° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 35° 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 Belfast. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 31.6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Belfast 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 2,101 km to the south of Belfast and is 238 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:35
- SUNSET
- 21:23
- DAY LENGTH
- 15h 48m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 22:08
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 31.6%
- COORDINATES
- 54.597° N, 5.93° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 238 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,403 km/h
- SAROS
- 136 · no. 38
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.4242
- GAMMA
- 0.1421
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
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What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Belfast has coming, soonest first.