PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELhasa, ChinaWednesday 21 May 2031 · times in UTC+8

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 33m. All times are local, in UTC+8.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 57° above the horizon to the west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Lhasa. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 23.5% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Lhasa 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 LHASA

What else is coming here?

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

• 3 November 2032 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 15.7%
• 20 March 2034 Monday evening · Partial 81.9%
• 2 September 2035 Sunday morning · Partial 64.4%
• 20 April 2042 Sunday morning · Partial 9.8%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday morning · Partial 27%

Every eclipse visible from Lhasa