PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSEValletta, MaltaWednesday 5 November 2059 · times in CET (UTC+1)
87%
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 47m. All times are local, in CET.
07:23 MAX 08:41 10:10
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 07:23 | 9° ESE |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 08:41 | 23° SE |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 10:10 | 34° SSE |
03 · DIRECTION
Where do I look?
At maximum the Sun is only 23° above the horizon to the south-east, so you will want an open view in that direction.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Valletta. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 87% 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?
Valletta falls just outside the path, which passes 142 km to the north-east and is 256 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:27
- SUNSET
- 17:02
- DAY LENGTH
- 10h 35m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 17:29
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 87%
- COORDINATES
- 35.899° N, 14.514° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 256 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 1,877 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 43
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9299
- GAMMA
- 0.4454
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM VALLETTA
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Valletta has coming, soonest first.