PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGYakutsk, RussiaMonday 12 September 2072 · times in UTC+9
45s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Sun disappears completely. The corona comes out around a black disc, bright stars and planets appear, and the horizon glows like sunset in every direction at once.
THE SUN SETS PART-WAY THROUGH
Sunset is at 18:52, with the Sun still 100% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 49m. All times are local, in UTC+9.
17:20 MAX 18:15 19:09
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 17:20 | 10° W |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 18:15 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 18:15 | 3° W |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 18:16 | — |
| SUNSET 18:52 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 19:09 | 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 3° 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 Yakutsk. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
The Sun disappears entirely. For those few minutes the corona is visible around a black disc, bright stars and planets come out, and the horizon takes on the colours of a sunset in every direction at once. It is not a deeper version of a partial eclipse; it is a different event, and the difference arrives in the last few seconds.
SAFETY
Looking at it without hurting yourself
Keep a certified solar filter on for every part of the eclipse except totality itself. During totality, and only then, it is safe to look with the naked eye — and the filter must go back on the instant the Sun reappears.
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?
Yakutsk lies inside the path, 403 km from its centre line. The path is 757 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:40
- SUNSET
- 18:52
- DAY LENGTH
- 13h 13m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:38
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 100%
- COORDINATES
- 62.028° N, 129.733° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 757 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 3,453 km/h
- SAROS
- 155 · no. 10
- MAGNITUDE
- 1.0010
- GAMMA
- 0.9656
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM YAKUTSK
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Yakutsk has coming, soonest first.