PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELima, PeruTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in UTC-5

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 55m. All times are local, in UTC-5.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 18° above the horizon to the east, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 2.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Lima 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 LIMA

What else is coming here?

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

• 2 July 2038 Friday morning · Partial 42.2%
• 28 February 2044 Sunday afternoon · Partial 10.7%
• 12 August 2045 Saturday afternoon · Partial 6.4%
• 31 May 2049 Monday morning · Partial 67.9%
• 12 July 2056 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 54.6%

Every eclipse visible from Lima