PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEHo Chi Minh City, VietnamTuesday 14 October 2042 · times in UTC+7
73.3%
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 filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 33m. All times are local, in UTC+7.
05:57 MAX 07:08 08:30
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 05:57 | 3° E |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 07:08 | 20° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 08:30 | 39° ESE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 20° above the horizon to the east, so you will want an open view in that direction.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Ho Chi Minh City. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 73.3% 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?
The path passes 631 km to the south of Ho Chi Minh City and is 334 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:42
- SUNSET
- 17:36
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 54m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:57
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 73.3%
- COORDINATES
- 10.823° N, 106.63° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 334 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,051 km/h
- SAROS
- 144 · no. 26
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.8090
- GAMMA
- -0.3031
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM HO CHI MINH CITY
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Ho Chi Minh City has coming, soonest first.