PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEConakry, GuineaSunday 24 October 2060 · times in UTC+0
83.9%
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 2h 23m. All times are local, in UTC+0.
06:21 MAX 07:28 08:44
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:33 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 06:21 | BELOW HORIZON6° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 07:28 | 10° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 08:44 | 28° ESE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 10° 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 Conakry. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 83.9% 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?
Conakry falls just outside the path, which passes 184 km to the south-west and is 349 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:43
- SUNSET
- 18:33
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 50m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:54
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 83.9%
- COORDINATES
- 9.641° N, 13.578° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 349 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,027 km/h
- SAROS
- 144 · no. 27
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9140
- GAMMA
- -0.2626
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM CONAKRY
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Conakry has coming, soonest first.