PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENatal, BrazilFriday 30 April 2060 · times in UTC-3
90.1%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 47m. All times are local, in UTC-3.
04:39 MAX 05:30 06:26
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 17:15 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 04:39 | BELOW HORIZON11° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 05:30 | 1° ENE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 06:26 | 15° ENE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 1° above the horizon to the east. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Natal. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 90.1% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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?
The path passes 488 km to the south-east of Natal and is 176 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:20
- SUNSET
- 17:15
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 54m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:36
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 90.1%
- COORDINATES
- 5.795° S, 35.209° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 176 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,470 km/h
- SAROS
- 139 · no. 35
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9124
- GAMMA
- 0.2421
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM NATAL
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Natal has coming, soonest first.