PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGWindhoek, NamibiaSaturday 5 December 2048 · times in UTC+2
97.6%
OF THE SUN COVERED
Almost all of the Sun goes. The light weakens and cools noticeably, shadows sharpen, and the temperature drops — but it does not get dark, and the remaining sliver is still blinding.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 19:26, with the Sun still 97.6% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 45m. All times are local, in UTC+2.
18:14 MAX 19:09 20:00
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 18:14 | 14° WSW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 19:09 | 3° WSW |
| SUNSET 19:26 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 20:00 | BELOW HORIZON8° 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 3° 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 Windhoek. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
With 97.6% of the Sun covered the light noticeably weakens and cools, shadows grow sharp-edged, and the temperature drops. Gaps between leaves project rows of crescents onto the ground. The Sun remains dangerous to look at throughout.
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?
Windhoek falls just outside the path, which passes 156 km to the south-east and is 113 km wide. A short journey in that direction would reach it.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:58
- SUNSET
- 19:26
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 27m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:51
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 97.6%
- COORDINATES
- 22.56° S, 17.065° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 113 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,539 km/h
- SAROS
- 133 · no. 44
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9764
- GAMMA
- -0.3974
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM WINDHOEK
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Windhoek has coming, soonest first.