PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPorto Alegre, BrazilSaturday 12 August 2045 · times in UTC-3

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 01m. All times are local, in UTC-3.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 18° 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 Porto Alegre. The horizon is at 0°.

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 5.9% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Porto Alegre 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 PORTO ALEGRE

What else is coming here?

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

• 5 December 2048 Saturday afternoon · Partial 40.6%
• 13 October 2061 Thursday morning · Partial 66.2%
• 12 August 2064 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 52.2%
• 31 March 2071 Tuesday morning · Partial 83.1%
• 16 January 2075 Wednesday afternoon · Partial 73.1%

Every eclipse visible from Porto Alegre