PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGDushanbe, TajikistanThursday 11 June 2048 · times in UTC+5
86.2%
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 SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 19:49, with the Sun still 86.2% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 00m. All times are local, in UTC+5.
18:21 MAX 19:24 20:21
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 18:21 | 15° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 19:24 | 3° WNW |
| SUNSET 19:49 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 20:21 | BELOW HORIZON6° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 3° above the horizon to the north-west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Dushanbe. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 86.2% 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?
Dushanbe falls just outside the path, which passes 282 km to the south-west and is 373 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:00
- SUNSET
- 19:49
- DAY LENGTH
- 14h 49m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:21
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 86.2%
- COORDINATES
- 38.56° N, 68.787° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 373 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,478 km/h
- SAROS
- 128 · no. 52
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9186
- GAMMA
- 0.6469
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM DUSHANBE
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Dushanbe has coming, soonest first.