PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELas Palmas, SpainThursday 5 February 2065 · times in WET (UTC+0)
50.6%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite is taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changes, so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 25m. All times are local, in WET.
07:44 MAX 08:52 10:09
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:45 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 07:44 | BELOW HORIZON1° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:52 | 13° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 10:09 | 27° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 13° above the horizon to the south-east, 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
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 50.6% at maximum. Daylight barely changes — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice. Use a filter; the remaining Sun is as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
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?
This eclipse is partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passes above or below the planet entirely, so there is no path of totality to travel to, from Las Palmas or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:46
- SUNSET
- 18:45
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 59m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:09
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 50.6%
- COORDINATES
- 28.124° N, 15.436° W
- SAROS
- 151 · no. 16
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6080
- GAMMA
- 1.0336
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.