PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSELuanda, AngolaMonday 20 March 2034 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 23m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 60° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 35% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Luanda 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 LUANDA

What else is coming here?

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

• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 18.1%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 18.3%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Total 100%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday morning · Partial 96.6%
• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Partial 55.9%

Every eclipse visible from Luanda