PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGValletta, MaltaTuesday 5 January 2038 · times in CET (UTC+1)

Name: Partial solar eclipse in Valletta, 5 January 2038
Start: 2038-01-05T13:59:53.043Z
End: 2038-01-05T16:13:41.645Z
Location: Valletta

40%

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 SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH

Sunset is at 17:02, with the Sun still 40% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.

The filter stays on the whole time →

02 · TIMING

When does it happen?

The whole eclipse runs 2h 14m. All times are local, in CET.

14:59 MAX 16:10 17:13

Phase	LOCAL TIME	SUN
First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge	14:59	19° SW
Maximumthe deepest point	16:10	8° SW
SUNSET 17:02 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE
Last contacthappens after the Sun has set	17:13	BELOW HORIZON3° under

Times for the hidden phases are given because they are real — they are simply not observable from here.

03 · DIRECTION

Where do I look?

At maximum the Sun is just 8° above the horizon to the south-west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.

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

THE EXPERIENCE

What it will actually be like

Only 40% of the Sun is covered, so nothing about the daylight in Valletta 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 ON14:59 → 17:13 · 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