PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSECotonou, BeninMonday 2 August 2027 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 00m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 48° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Cotonou. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 1.9% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Cotonou 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 COTONOU

What else is coming here?

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

• 26 January 2028 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 2%
• 20 March 2034 Monday morning · Partial 99.9%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 80.7%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 48.1%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 32.8%

Every eclipse visible from Cotonou