PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPago Pago, American SamoaSunday 26 December 2038 · times in UTC+13

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 58m. All times are local, in UTC+13.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 49° above the horizon to the west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 16.6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Pago Pago 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 PAGO PAGO

What else is coming here?

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

• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 58.7%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 0.5%
• 17 February 2045 Friday afternoon · Partial 50.9%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 41.3%
• 24 August 2063 Friday afternoon · Partial 42%

Every eclipse visible from Pago Pago