PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEChengdu, ChinaSaturday 26 January 2047 · times in UTC+8
45.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite is taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changes, so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 17m. All times are local, in UTC+8.
07:24 MAX 08:29 09:42
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:34 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 07:24 | BELOW HORIZON8° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:29 | 5° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 09:42 | 19° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 5° above the horizon to the south-east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Chengdu. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 45.8% at maximum. Daylight barely changes — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice. Use a filter; the remaining Sun is as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
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?
This eclipse is partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passes above or below the planet entirely, so there is no path of totality to travel to, from Chengdu or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:58
- SUNSET
- 18:34
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 36m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:59
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 45.8%
- COORDINATES
- 30.572° N, 104.067° E
- SAROS
- 151 · no. 15
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.5662
- GAMMA
- 1.0449
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM CHENGDU
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Chengdu has coming, soonest first.