PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMombasa, KenyaMonday 2 August 2027 · times in UTC+3

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 07m. All times are local, in UTC+3.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 57° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 30.3% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Mombasa 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 MOMBASA

What else is coming here?

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

• 25 November 2030 Monday morning · Partial 10.5%
• 21 May 2031 Wednesday morning · Partial 88.2%
• 20 March 2034 Monday afternoon · Partial 7.7%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 3.3%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 82.4%

Every eclipse visible from Mombasa