PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEColombo, Sri LankaMonday 20 March 2034 · times in UTC+5:30

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 01m. All times are local, in UTC+5:30.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 13° 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 Colombo. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 5.3% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Colombo 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 COLOMBO

What else is coming here?

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

• 20 April 2042 Sunday morning · Partial 46.9%
• 25 November 2049 Thursday morning · Partial 79.9%
• 12 September 2053 Friday afternoon · Partial 90.9%
• 5 November 2059 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 67.8%
• 17 February 2064 Sunday afternoon · Partial 65.3%

Every eclipse visible from Colombo