PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGNuku'alofa, TongaSaturday 11 March 2062 · times in UTC+13
40.3%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite is taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changes, so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 18:59, with the Sun still 40.3% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 50m. All times are local, in UTC+13.
17:40 MAX 18:38 19:30
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 17:40 | 18° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 18:38 | 4° W |
| SUNSET 18:59 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 19:30 | BELOW HORIZON8° under |
Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is just 4° above the horizon to the west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Nuku'alofa. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 40.3% at maximum. Daylight barely changes — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice. Use a filter; the remaining Sun is as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
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?
This eclipse is partial everywhere on Earth — the Moon's dark shadow passes above or below the planet entirely, so there is no path of totality to travel to, from Nuku'alofa or anywhere else.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:41
- SUNSET
- 18:59
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 19m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:22
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 40.3%
- COORDINATES
- 21.139° S, 175.205° W
- SAROS
- 121 · no. 64
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.5152
- GAMMA
- -1.0239
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM NUKU'ALOFA
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Nuku'alofa has coming, soonest first.