PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGFreetown, Sierra LeoneSaturday 12 August 2045 · times in UTC+0
27.8%
OF THE SUN COVERED
The Moon clips the edge of the Sun. Nothing about the daylight will change, and you will need a safe solar filter to see anything at all.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 19:10, with the Sun still 27.8% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 22m. All times are local, in UTC+0.
18:22 MAX 19:04 19:44
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 18:22 | 11° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 19:04 | 1° WNW |
| SUNSET 19:10 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 19:44 | BELOW HORIZON9° 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 1° above the horizon to the west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Freetown. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 27.8% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Freetown 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.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
The path passes 2,476 km to the south-west of Freetown and is 206 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:45
- SUNSET
- 19:10
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 25m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:31
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 27.8%
- COORDINATES
- 8.484° N, 13.229° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 206 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,468 km/h
- SAROS
- 136 · no. 39
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.3890
- GAMMA
- 0.2116
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM FREETOWN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Freetown has coming, soonest first.