PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEJeddah, Saudi ArabiaThursday 25 November 2049 · times in UTC+3
95.2%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 05m. All times are local, in UTC+3.
05:50 MAX 06:49 07:55
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 17:39 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 05:50 | BELOW HORIZON12° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 06:49 | 1° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 07:55 | 15° ESE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 1° above the horizon to the south-east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Jeddah. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 95.2% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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?
Jeddah falls just outside the path, which passes 113 km to the south and is 39 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:40
- SUNSET
- 17:39
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 59m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:03
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 95.2%
- COORDINATES
- 21.486° N, 39.192° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 39 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,892 km/h
- SAROS
- 143 · no. 28
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9661
- GAMMA
- 0.2943
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM JEDDAH
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Jeddah has coming, soonest first.