TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEThimphu, BhutanSunday 17 February 2064 · times in UTC+6
6m 33s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Moon crosses the centre of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remains. It never goes dark and it is never safe to look without a filter.
When the filter comes off →85% COVERED SUN 41° UP 82 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 3h 12m. All times are local, in UTC+6.
12:35 MAX 14:17 15:47
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 12:35 | 50° S |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 14:14 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 14:17 | 41° SW |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 14:20 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 15:47 | 25° WSW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun stands 41° above the horizon to the south-west — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Thimphu. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
At maximum the Moon sits wholly inside the Sun's disc and leaves a complete ring of sunlight. There is no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring is still far too bright to look at — but the light goes strange and flat, and shadows sharpen.
SAFETY
Looking at it without hurting yourself
Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.
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?
Thimphu lies inside the path, 82 km from its centre line. The path is 298 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:37
- SUNSET
- 17:53
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 17m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:17
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 85%
- COORDINATES
- 27.472° N, 89.639° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 298 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,886 km/h
- SAROS
- 141 · no. 32
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9397
- GAMMA
- 0.3597
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM THIMPHU
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Thimphu has coming, soonest first.