PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELongyearbyen, Svalbard & Jan MayenTuesday 11 April 2051 · times in CEST (UTC+2)
97%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 44m. All times are local, in CEST.
03:30 MAX 04:22 05:14
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 22:28 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 03:30 | BELOW HORIZON1° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 04:22 | 1° NE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 05:14 | 3° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 1° above the horizon to the north-east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Longyearbyen. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 97% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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 Longyearbyen or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 03:38
- SUNSET
- 22:28
- DAY LENGTH
- 18h 50m
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 97%
- COORDINATES
- 78.223° N, 15.628° E
- SAROS
- 120 · no. 65
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9689
- GAMMA
- 1.0170
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM LONGYEARBYEN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Longyearbyen has coming, soonest first.