PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPort Vila, VanuatuTuesday 14 October 2042 · times in UTC+11

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 33m. All times are local, in UTC+11.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 53° above the horizon to the west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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 15.7% 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.

• 17 February 2045 Friday morning · Partial 16.6%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday morning · Partial 51.4%
• 23 September 2052 Monday morning · Partial 86%
• 24 July 2074 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 49.1%

Every eclipse visible from Port Vila