TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMarseille, FranceSaturday 13 July 2075 · times in CEST (UTC+2)
2m 14s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Moon crosses the centre of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remains. It never goes dark and it is never safe to look without a filter.
When the filter comes off →87.7% COVERED SUN 3° UP 150 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 01m. All times are local, in CEST.
05:38 MAX 06:36 07:39
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 21:17 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 05:38 | BELOW HORIZON6° under |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 06:35 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 06:36 | 3° ENE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 06:37 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 07:39 | 14° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 3° 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 Marseille. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
At maximum the Moon sits wholly inside the Sun's disc and leaves a complete ring of sunlight. There is no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring is still far too bright to look at — but the light goes strange and flat, and shadows sharpen.
SAFETY
Looking at it without hurting yourself
Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.
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?
Marseille lies inside the path, 150 km from its centre line. The path is 360 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:10
- SUNSET
- 21:17
- DAY LENGTH
- 15h 07m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 21:52
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 87.7%
- COORDINATES
- 43.296° N, 5.37° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 360 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,474 km/h
- SAROS
- 147 · no. 23
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9418
- GAMMA
- 0.6583
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.