PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEColombo, Sri LankaSunday 20 April 2042 · times in UTC+5:30
46.9%
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 1h 38m. All times are local, in UTC+5:30.
05:34 MAX 06:21 07:12
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:18 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 05:34 | BELOW HORIZON7° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 06:21 | 4° E |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 07:12 | 17° E |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 4° above the horizon to the east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Colombo. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 46.9% 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?
The path passes 1,788 km to the south of Colombo and is 163 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:00
- SUNSET
- 18:18
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 18m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:39
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 46.9%
- COORDINATES
- 6.927° N, 79.861° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 163 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,507 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 34
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.5637
- GAMMA
- 0.2955
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM COLOMBO
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Colombo has coming, soonest first.