PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEStanley, Falkland IslandsThursday 15 December 2039 · times in UTC-3

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 59m. All times are local, in UTC-3.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 59° above the horizon to the north-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 2.6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Stanley 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 STANLEY

What else is coming here?

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

• 28 February 2044 Sunday evening · Partial 81.9%
• 5 December 2048 Saturday afternoon · Partial 82.6%
• 13 October 2061 Thursday morning · Annular 89.5%
• 12 August 2064 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 71.4%
• 19 March 2072 Saturday evening · Partial 48.9%

Every eclipse visible from Stanley