PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGLas Palmas, SpainSaturday 6 February 2027 · times in WET (UTC+0)
10.8%
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 SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 18:45, with the Sun still 10.8% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 28m. All times are local, in WET.
17:18 MAX 18:04 18:46
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 17:18 | 17° WSW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 18:04 | 8° WSW |
| SUNSET 18:45 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:46 | BELOW HORIZON1° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 8° above the horizon to the west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Las Palmas. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
Only 10.8% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Las Palmas 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.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
The path passes 2,973 km to the south-east of Las Palmas and is 354 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:46
- SUNSET
- 18:45
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 59m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:09
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 10.8%
- COORDINATES
- 28.124° N, 15.436° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 354 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,074 km/h
- SAROS
- 131 · no. 46
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.2088
- GAMMA
- -0.2952
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM LAS PALMAS
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Las Palmas has coming, soonest first.