TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEDouala, CameroonMonday 31 May 2049 · times in UTC+1

Name: Annular solar eclipse in Douala, 31 May 2049
Start: 2049-05-31T14:14:29.203Z
End: 2049-05-31T16:58:09.106Z
Location: Douala

3m 36s

OF TOTAL DARKNESS

The Moon crosses the centre of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remains. It never goes dark and it is never safe to look without a filter.

When the filter comes off →

90.9% COVERED SUN 23° UP ⁦32 km⁩ OFF CENTRE

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 44m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

15:14 MAX 16:44 17:58

Phase	LOCAL TIME	SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge	15:14	44° WNW
Totality beginsfilters off — the corona	16:42	—
Maximumthe deepest point	16:44	23° WNW
Totality endsfilters back on, immediately	16:46	—
Last contactthe Sun is whole again	17:58	6° WNW

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 23° 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 Douala. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

At maximum the Moon sits wholly inside the Sun's disc and leaves a complete ring of sunlight. There is no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring is still far too bright to look at — but the light goes strange and flat, and shadows sharpen.

SAFETY

Looking at it without hurting yourself

Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.

FILTER ON15:14 → 16:42 · the partial phases

FILTER OFF16:42 → 16:46 · totality only

FILTER ON16:46 → 17:58 · until the Sun is whole again

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

04 · POSITION