PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEHoniara, Solomon IslandsSunday 26 December 2038 · times in UTC+11

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 11m. All times are local, in UTC+11.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 71° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 1.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Honiara 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 HONIARA

What else is coming here?

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

• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 40.3%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 11.7%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday morning · Partial 79%
• 23 September 2052 Monday morning · Partial 73.9%
• 24 July 2074 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 62.3%

Every eclipse visible from Honiara