PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENairobi, KenyaThursday 2 August 2046 · times in UTC+3

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 04m. All times are local, in UTC+3.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 64° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 19.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Nairobi 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 NAIROBI

What else is coming here?

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

• 5 November 2059 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 45.3%
• 17 February 2064 Sunday morning · Partial 71.6%
• 4 October 2070 Saturday morning · Partial 40.4%
• 27 January 2074 Saturday morning · Partial 54.7%

Every eclipse visible from Nairobi