PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENoumea, New CaledoniaSunday 26 December 2038 · times in UTC+11

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 44m. All times are local, in UTC+11.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 88° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 31.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Noumea 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 NOUMEA

What else is coming here?

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

• 11 May 2040 Friday afternoon · Partial 4%
• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 18.3%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 28.7%
• 17 February 2045 Friday morning · Partial 24.9%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday morning · Partial 37.4%

Every eclipse visible from Noumea