TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBridgetown, BarbadosTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in UTC-4

Name: Annular solar eclipse in Bridgetown, 5 January 2038
Start: 2038-01-05T11:00:14.621Z
End: 2038-01-05T13:46:03.507Z
Location: Bridgetown

2m 22s

OF TOTAL DARKNESS

The Moon crosses the centre of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remains. It never goes dark and it is never safe to look without a filter.

When the filter comes off →

93.2% COVERED SUN 24° UP ⁦40 km⁩ OFF CENTRE

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 46m. All times are local, in UTC-4.

07:00 MAX 08:15 09:46

Phase	LOCAL TIME	SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge	07:00	8° ESE
Totality beginsfilters off — the corona	08:14	—
Maximumthe deepest point	08:15	24° ESE
Totality endsfilters back on, immediately	08:16	—
Last contactthe Sun is whole again	09:46	41° SE

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 24° above the horizon to the south-east, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

At maximum the Moon sits wholly inside the Sun's disc and leaves a complete ring of sunlight. There is no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring is still far too bright to look at — but the light goes strange and flat, and shadows sharpen.

SAFETY

Looking at it without hurting yourself

Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.

FILTER ON07:00 → 08:14 · the partial phases

FILTER OFF08:14 → 08:16 · totality only

FILTER ON08:16 → 09:46 · until the Sun is whole again

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

04 · POSITION