PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEKolkata, IndiaMonday 2 August 2027 · times in UTC+5:30

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 58m. All times are local, in UTC+5:30.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 20° above the horizon to the west, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Kolkata 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 KOLKATA

What else is coming here?

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

• 1 June 2030 Saturday morning · Partial 0.1%
• 21 May 2031 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 47%
• 3 November 2032 Wednesday morning · Partial 2.7%
• 20 March 2034 Monday afternoon · Partial 53.7%
• 2 September 2035 Sunday morning · Partial 39.4%

Every eclipse visible from Kolkata