PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGJamestown, St HelenaTuesday 12 September 2034 · times in UTC+0
13.6%
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 18:18, with the Sun still 13.6% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 26m. All times are local, in UTC+0.
17:25 MAX 18:10 18:51
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 17:25 | 12° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 18:10 | 1° W |
| SUNSET 18:18 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:51 | 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 Jamestown. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 13.6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Jamestown 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 2,739 km to the south of Jamestown and is 158 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:20
- SUNSET
- 18:18
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 58m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:39
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 13.6%
- COORDINATES
- 15.928° S, 5.717° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 158 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,923 km/h
- SAROS
- 135 · no. 40
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.2423
- GAMMA
- -0.3936
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM JAMESTOWN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Jamestown has coming, soonest first.