PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELas Palmas, SpainTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in WET (UTC+0)

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 49m. All times are local, in WET.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 36° above the horizon to the south, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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 27.5% 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.

How to watch safely, in full

NEXT FROM LAS PALMAS

What else is coming here?

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

• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 87.5%
• 21 June 2039 Tuesday evening · Partial 5.7%
• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Partial 45.4%
• 12 September 2053 Friday morning · Partial 69.1%
• 5 February 2065 Thursday morning · Partial 50.6%

Every eclipse visible from Las Palmas