PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGJohannesburg, South AfricaFriday 2 July 2038 · times in UTC+2
0.1%
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 17:27, with the Sun still 0.1% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 21m. All times are local, in UTC+2.
17:10 MAX 17:20 17:31
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 17:10 | 3° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:20 | 1° WNW |
| SUNSET 17:27 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 17:31 | BELOW HORIZON1° 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 north-west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Johannesburg. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 0.1% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Johannesburg 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 3,562 km to the north of Johannesburg and is 86 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:56
- SUNSET
- 17:27
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 32m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:53
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 0.1%
- COORDINATES
- 26.205° S, 28.05° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 86 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,879 km/h
- SAROS
- 137 · no. 37
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.0112
- GAMMA
- 0.0397
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM JOHANNESBURG
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Johannesburg has coming, soonest first.