PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSENoumea, New CaledoniaTuesday 6 February 2046 · times in UTC+11

Name: Partial solar eclipse in Noumea, 6 February 2046
Start: 2046-02-05T20:16:48.169Z
End: 2046-02-05T23:00:34.353Z
Location: Noumea

37.4%

OF THE SUN COVERED

The Moon clips the edge of the Sun. Nothing about the daylight will change, and you will need a safe solar filter to see anything at all.

The filter stays on the whole time →

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

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

07:16 MAX 08:32 10:00

Phase	LOCAL TIME	SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge	07:16	21° E
Maximumthe deepest point	08:32	39° E
Last contactthe Sun is whole again	10:00	59° E

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 39° above the horizon to the east, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 37.4% 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.

FILTER ON07:16 → 10:00 · the entire eclipse

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

04 · POSITION