PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEMontevideo, UruguaySaturday 6 February 2027 · times in UTC-3
85.6%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite is taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changes, so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 3h 29m. All times are local, in UTC-3.
10:50 MAX 12:36 14:19
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:50 | 55° ENE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 12:36 | 70° NNE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 14:19 | 64° NW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun stands 70° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Montevideo. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 85.6% at maximum. Daylight barely changes — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice. Use a filter; the remaining Sun is as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
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.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
Montevideo falls just outside the path, which passes 173 km to the south-east and is 280 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:09
- SUNSET
- 19:47
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 38m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 20:14
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 85.6%
- COORDINATES
- 34.902° S, 56.164° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 280 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,074 km/h
- SAROS
- 131 · no. 46
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9191
- GAMMA
- -0.2952
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM MONTEVIDEO
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Montevideo has coming, soonest first.