PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSESuva, FijiSunday 26 December 2038 · times in UTC+12

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 20m. All times are local, in UTC+12.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 67° above the horizon to the west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 19.6% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Suva 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 SUVA

What else is coming here?

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

• 25 October 2041 Friday afternoon · Partial 41.1%
• 14 October 2042 Tuesday afternoon · Partial 8.6%
• 17 February 2045 Friday morning · Partial 34.3%
• 6 February 2046 Tuesday morning · Partial 44.3%
• 23 September 2052 Monday morning · Partial 68.6%

Every eclipse visible from Suva