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PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSESuva, FijiFriday 17 February 2045 · times in UTC+12

The Sun at maximum, as seen from Suva.

34.3%

OF THE SUN COVERED

The Moon clips the edge of the Sun. Nothing about the daylight will change, and you will need a safe solar filter to see anything at all.

The filter stays on the whole time →

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 3h 15m. All times are local, in UTC+12.

How much of the Sun is covered, from first contact to last.

10:06 MAX 11:45 13:21

Phase LOCAL TIME SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge 10:06 57° E
Maximumthe deepest point 11:45 80° NE
Last contactthe Sun is whole again 13:21 74° WNW

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun stands 80° above the horizon, almost overhead, so anywhere with a view of the sky will do.

The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Suva.90°45°80° · 11:45NNEESES

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 34.3% 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.

FILTER ON10:06 → 13:21 · the entire eclipse

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

04 · POSITION

Should I travel?

The path passes ⁦1,905 km⁩ to the south-east of Suva and is ⁦280 km⁩ wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.

The Earth, with the shadow's track and Suva marked, for the eclipse of 17 February 2045. Suva SHADOW PATH · 17 FEBRUARY 2045

Everywhere this eclipse is visible

Is it worth travelling for?

THE DAY

SUNRISE
06:00
SUNSET
18:39
DAY LENGTH
12h 39m
CIVIL DUSK
19:01
Explore this eclipseDrag the clock and watch the shadow cross. Add to calendarContact times as .ics, on your device's own clock

REFERENCE FIGURES

OBSCURATION
34.3%
COORDINATES
18.141° S, 178.442° E
PATH WIDTH
⁦280 km⁩
SHADOW SPEED
⁦2,087 km⁩/h
SAROS
131 · no. 47
MAGNITUDE
0.4630
GAMMA
-0.3126

Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.

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