PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELa Paz, BoliviaSaturday 12 August 2045 · times in UTC-4

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 29m. All times are local, in UTC-4.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 42° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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 12.4% 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.

• 31 May 2049 Monday morning · Partial 41%
• 12 July 2056 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 52.3%
• 11 May 2059 Sunday afternoon · Partial 59.9%
• 12 August 2064 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 44.5%
• 31 March 2071 Tuesday morning · Partial 42.4%

Every eclipse visible from La Paz