PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBujumbura, BurundiMonday 2 August 2027 · times in UTC+2

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 42m. All times are local, in UTC+2.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 67° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 10.1% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Bujumbura 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 BUJUMBURA

What else is coming here?

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

• 25 November 2030 Monday morning · Partial 21.6%
• 21 May 2031 Wednesday morning · Partial 69.3%
• 20 March 2034 Monday afternoon · Partial 24.5%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 12.9%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 57.3%

Every eclipse visible from Bujumbura