PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEBujumbura, BurundiTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in UTC+2

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 27m. All times are local, in UTC+2.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 11° 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 Bujumbura. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 12.9% 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.

• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 57.3%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 90.4%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday afternoon · Partial 42.5%
• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Annular 89.8%
• 24 October 2060 Sunday morning · Partial 41%

Every eclipse visible from Bujumbura