TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPort of Spain, Trinidad & TobagoSaturday 12 August 2045 · times in UTC-4

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 28m. All times are local, in UTC-4.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 54° above the horizon to the west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

The Sun disappears entirely. For those few minutes the corona is visible around a black disc, bright stars and planets come out, and the horizon takes on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It is not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it is a different event, and the difference arrives in the last few seconds.

SAFETY

Looking at it without hurting yourself

Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.

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 PORT OF SPAIN

What else is coming here?

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

• 31 May 2049 Monday morning · Partial 72.2%
• 12 July 2056 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 41%
• 11 May 2059 Sunday afternoon · Partial 42.7%
• 6 December 2067 Tuesday morning · Partial 72.5%
• 23 September 2071 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 85.3%

Every eclipse visible from Port of Spain