PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGVaranasi, IndiaMonday 20 March 2034 · times in UTC+5:30
65.3%
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 SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 18:09, with the Sun still 65.3% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 55m. All times are local, in UTC+5:30.
16:28 MAX 17:29 18:24
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 16:28 | 22° W |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 17:29 | 8° W |
| SUNSET 18:09 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 18:24 | BELOW HORIZON4° 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 west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Varanasi. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 65.3% 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?
The path passes 1,027 km to the north of Varanasi and is 111 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 06:02
- SUNSET
- 18:09
- DAY LENGTH
- 12h 07m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 18:32
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 65.3%
- COORDINATES
- 25.318° N, 82.973° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 111 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,210 km/h
- SAROS
- 130 · no. 48
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7187
- GAMMA
- 0.2895
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM VARANASI
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Varanasi has coming, soonest first.