PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELondon, United KingdomThursday 21 August 2036 · times in BST (UTC+1)
60.2%
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 1h 40m. All times are local, in BST.
18:15 MAX 19:07 19:56
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 18:15 | 17° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 19:07 | 9° W |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 19:56 | 1° WNW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 9° above the horizon to the west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from London. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 60.2% 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 London or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:56
- SUNSET
- 20:09
- DAY LENGTH
- 14h 13m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:45
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 60.2%
- COORDINATES
- 51.507° N, 0.128° W
- SAROS
- 155 · no. 8
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.6740
- GAMMA
- 1.0825
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM LONDON
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over London has coming, soonest first.