PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEKano, NigeriaWednesday 21 May 2031 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 04m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is just 7° above the horizon to the east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 5% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Kano 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 KANO

What else is coming here?

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

• 20 March 2034 Monday morning · Partial 91.3%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 89.2%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 76.9%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 30.6%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday morning · Partial 33.5%

Every eclipse visible from Kano