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PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEKano, NigeriaTuesday 30 April 2041 · times in UTC+1

The Sun at maximum, as seen from Kano.

30.6%

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 filter stays on the whole time →

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 32m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

How much of the Sun is covered, from first contact to last.

12:06 MAX 13:22 14:38

Phase LOCAL TIME SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge 12:06 85° NE
Maximumthe deepest point 13:22 75° WNW
Last contactthe Sun is whole again 14:38 57° W

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 75° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Kano.90°45°75° · 13:22SSWWNWN

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 30.6% 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.

FILTER ON12:06 → 14:38 · the entire eclipse

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

04 · POSITION

Should I travel?

The path passes ⁦2,168 km⁩ to the south-east of Kano and is ⁦71 km⁩ wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.

The Earth, with the shadow's track and Kano marked, for the eclipse of 30 April 2041. Kano SHADOW PATH · 30 APRIL 2041

Everywhere this eclipse is visible

Is it worth travelling for?

THE DAY

SUNRISE
06:06
SUNSET
18:39
DAY LENGTH
12h 33m
CIVIL DUSK
19:01
Explore this eclipseDrag the clock and watch the shadow cross. Add to calendarContact times as .ics, on your device's own clock

REFERENCE FIGURES

OBSCURATION
30.6%
COORDINATES
12.002° N, 8.592° E
PATH WIDTH
⁦71 km⁩
SHADOW SPEED
⁦2,127 km⁩/h
SAROS
129 · no. 50
MAGNITUDE
0.4192
GAMMA
-0.4493

Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.

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