Tuesday’s partial solar eclipse, which will also be visible in Romania, will start at different times, but they are not very different. The earliest starts in the northwest of the country at 12:20, and the latest in the southeast at 12:28, according to the Astronomical Observatory of Admiral Vasile Urceanu.

The phenomenon will occur when the Sun is high in the sky and can only be observed using special filters: a very dark welding filter or a Mylar filter. Do not try to see the eclipse through sunglasses or other improvised means, because you may lose your eyesight, warn representatives of the Admiral Vasile Urceanu Astronomical Observatory.

When the solar eclipse will be visible in Romania

The phenomenon can be observed from the entire territory of our country, while the coverage of the Sun is from 33 to 44%. The areas where coverage will be higher are in the northeast of the country, with coverage of 44%.

The eclipse starts at different, but not very different, times. The earliest starts in the northwest of the country at 12:20, and the latest in the southeast at 12:28.

The Moon will begin to cover the Sun from the upper right corner. The duration of the phenomenon depends on the percentage of coverage of the Sun. Where the coverage is greater and the duration is longer.

It takes two hours and 18 minutes in the northwest and two hours and 26 minutes in the northeast.

The maximum eclipse also occurs at different times, but the differences are only a few minutes.

For Bucharest, the maximum is at 13:38, with 38% coverage, and for the rest of the country, the maximum is 10 minutes earlier or later. Check the table below for when the eclipse begins.

Hours when it can be seen in every city in Romania

Eclipse on the globe

This eclipse will be partially visible from Europe, Northeast Africa and Asia. The maximum eclipse occurs somewhere over central Russia, where the Sun will be covered by 82%.

How to observe a solar eclipse

Eclipses can be observed without astronomical instruments. You can safely look at the Sun using a very dark green welding filter. The best filter is Mylar, which can be found at specialty astronomy stores.

Eclipse glasses can also be used, but not sunglasses. Look at the Sun every 5 minutes and you will see the edge of the Moon touch its disk. Maximum coverage will be reached during peak hours.

Those with an astronomical instrument should be very careful when observing the eclipse.

You can use another safe method — projection. Behind the binoculars or telescope, near the eyepiece, place a piece of white cardboard or a white sheet. The disk of the Sun will be projected onto a sheet where several viewers will be able to observe the eclipse at once. When using the projection method, the filter will not be used. The projection can be made through binoculars or a telescope, the Astronomical Observatory reports.

This is the second partial eclipse of 2022. The first was on April 30, but it was not visible from Europe.