PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEFunchal, PortugalTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in WET (UTC+0)

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 30m. All times are local, in WET.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 33° above the horizon to the south, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 18.4% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Funchal 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 FUNCHAL

What else is coming here?

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

• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 70.3%
• 21 June 2039 Tuesday evening · Partial 11.8%
• 14 November 2050 Monday afternoon · Partial 40.9%
• 12 September 2053 Friday morning · Partial 87.2%
• 5 February 2065 Thursday morning · Partial 59.2%

Every eclipse visible from Funchal