PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMcMurdo, AntarcticaTuesday 14 October 2042 · times in UTC+13

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 23m. All times are local, in UTC+13.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 18° above the horizon to the north-west, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 7.9% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in McMurdo 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 MCMURDO

What else is coming here?

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

• 3 October 2043 Saturday afternoon · Partial 43.5%
• 29 February 2044 Monday morning · Partial 44.9%
• 17 February 2045 Friday afternoon · Partial 9.1%
• 17 December 2047 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 43%
• 5 October 2051 Thursday morning · Partial 43.6%

Every eclipse visible from McMurdo