PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEKigali, RwandaMonday 20 March 2034 · times in UTC+2

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 28m. All times are local, in UTC+2.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 88° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 27.3% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Kigali 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 KIGALI

What else is coming here?

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

• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 15.5%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 63.2%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 94.5%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday afternoon · Partial 36.8%
• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Partial 85.8%

Every eclipse visible from Kigali