PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSETorshavn, Faroe IslandsThursday 11 June 2048 · times in WEST (UTC+1)
89%
OF THE SUN COVERED
A clear bite is taken out of the Sun. Daylight barely changes, so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice.
The filter stays on the whole time →02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 2h 54m. All times are local, in WEST.
12:36 MAX 14:03 15:30
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 12:36 | 50° SSE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 14:03 | 51° SSW |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 15:30 | 46° SW |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun stands 51° above the horizon to the south — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Torshavn. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 89% at maximum. Daylight barely changes — the eye adapts far too well for that — so this is an eclipse you have to know about to notice. Use a filter; the remaining Sun is as dangerous as an uneclipsed one.
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?
Torshavn falls just outside the path, which passes 155 km to the north and is 271 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 03:39
- SUNSET
- 23:15
- DAY LENGTH
- 19h 36m
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 89%
- COORDINATES
- 62.008° N, 6.771° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 271 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,478 km/h
- SAROS
- 128 · no. 52
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9399
- GAMMA
- 0.6469
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM TORSHAVN
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Torshavn has coming, soonest first.