PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELome, TogoWednesday 26 January 2028 · times in UTC+0

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 01m. All times are local, in UTC+0.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 17° above the horizon to the west, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 2.5% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Lome 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 LOME

What else is coming here?

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

• 20 March 2034 Monday morning · Partial 99.5%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 82%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 45.8%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday morning · Partial 30.6%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday morning · Partial 60.1%

Every eclipse visible from Lome