PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENiamey, NigerMonday 2 August 2027 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 56m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 48° above the horizon to the east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 18.4% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Niamey 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 NIAMEY

What else is coming here?

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

• 26 January 2028 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 13.9%
• 21 May 2031 Wednesday morning · Partial 0.4%
• 20 March 2034 Monday morning · Partial 75.7%
• 5 January 2038 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 87.9%
• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 72.4%

Every eclipse visible from Niamey