PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELa Paz, BoliviaSaturday 6 February 2027 · times in UTC-4

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 56m. All times are local, in UTC-4.

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 La Paz. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 18% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in La Paz 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 LA PAZ

What else is coming here?

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

• 26 January 2028 Wednesday morning · Partial 50.8%
• 12 September 2034 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 83.4%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday morning · Partial 2.2%
• 2 July 2038 Friday morning · Partial 18.1%
• 28 February 2044 Sunday afternoon · Partial 25.3%

Every eclipse visible from La Paz