PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMombasa, KenyaMonday 20 March 2034 · times in UTC+3

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 42m. All times are local, in UTC+3.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 74° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 7.7% 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.

• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 3.3%
• 30 April 2041 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 82.4%
• 2 August 2046 Thursday afternoon · Partial 20%
• 5 November 2059 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 45.3%
• 17 February 2064 Sunday morning · Partial 80.2%

Every eclipse visible from Mombasa