PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEN'Djamena, ChadThursday 2 August 2046 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 16m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 69° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 25.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in N'Djamena 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 N'DJAMENA

What else is coming here?

The rest of what the sky over N'Djamena has coming, soonest first.

• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Partial 61.4%
• 30 April 2060 Friday morning · Partial 73.7%
• 17 February 2064 Sunday morning · Partial 40.2%
• 6 December 2067 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 91.3%

Every eclipse visible from N'Djamena