PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPort Vila, VanuatuSaturday 22 July 2028 · times in UTC+11

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 42m. All times are local, in UTC+11.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 28° above the horizon to the north-west, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 20% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Port Vila 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 PORT VILA

What else is coming here?

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

• 10 March 2035 Saturday morning · Partial 15.1%
• 13 July 2037 Monday afternoon · Partial 48.6%
• 26 December 2038 Sunday morning · Partial 16.8%
• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 32.2%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 15.7%

Every eclipse visible from Port Vila