PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSESanto Domingo, Dominican RepublicTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in UTC-4
92.1%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 27m. All times are local, in UTC-4.
06:59 MAX 08:07 09:26
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| SUNSET 18:17 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| First contacthappens after the Sun has set | 06:59 | BELOW HORIZON4° under |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:07 | 11° ESE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 09:26 | 26° SE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 11° above the horizon to the south-east, so you will want an open view in that direction.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Santo Domingo. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 92.1% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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.
04 · POSITION
Should I travel?
Santo Domingo falls just outside the path, which passes 99 km to the south and is 143 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:13
- SUNSET
- 18:17
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 04m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:40
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 92.1%
- COORDINATES
- 18.486° N, 69.931° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 143 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,765 km/h
- SAROS
- 132 · no. 45
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9548
- GAMMA
- 0.4169
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM SANTO DOMINGO
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Santo Domingo has coming, soonest first.