PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEPorto, PortugalTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in WET (UTC+0)

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 1h 54m. All times are local, in WET.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is only 21° above the horizon to the south-west, so you will want an open view in that direction.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 10.7% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Porto 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

What else is coming here?

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

• 2 July 2038 Friday afternoon · Partial 37.1%
• 21 June 2039 Tuesday evening · Partial 35.5%
• 14 November 2050 Monday afternoon · Partial 58.9%
• 12 September 2053 Friday morning · Partial 82.6%
• 5 November 2059 Wednesday morning · Partial 72.8%

Every eclipse visible from Porto