PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENiamey, NigerTuesday 30 April 2041 · times in UTC+1

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 05m. All times are local, in UTC+1.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 84° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 15.2% 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.

• 2 August 2046 Thursday morning · Partial 33.1%
• 31 May 2049 Monday afternoon · Partial 75.6%
• 30 April 2060 Friday morning · Partial 97.1%
• 24 October 2060 Sunday morning · Partial 55.1%
• 6 December 2067 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 66.1%

Every eclipse visible from Niamey