PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE · SUN SETS DURINGZurich, SwitzerlandTuesday 21 June 2039 · times in CEST (UTC+2)
63.5%
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 21:26, with the Sun still 63.5% covered. Everything after that happens below your horizon.02 · TIMING
When does it happen?
The whole eclipse runs 1h 57m. All times are local, in CEST.
19:37 MAX 20:38 21:34
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 19:37 | 15° WNW |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 20:38 | 6° WNW |
| SUNSET 21:26 NOTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS VISIBLE | ||
| Last contacthappens after the Sun has set | 21:34 | BELOW HORIZON2° 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 6° above the horizon to the north-west. You will need a clear, flat horizon — over water, or from high ground.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from Zurich. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it will actually be like
A distinct bite is taken out of the Sun, reaching 63.5% 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 1,670 km to the north-east of Zurich and is 478 km wide. Only inside it is the Sun covered completely.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 05:29
- SUNSET
- 21:26
- DAY LENGTH
- 15h 57m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 22:06
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 63.5%
- COORDINATES
- 47.377° N, 8.542° E
- PATH WIDTH
- 478 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,946 km/h
- SAROS
- 147 · no. 21
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.7208
- GAMMA
- 0.8312
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
NEXT FROM ZURICH
What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over Zurich has coming, soonest first.