Switzerland (GeneveLunch) - Switzerland’s national holiday, the first of August, will have an extra bit of a light and shadows show, in addition to the usual fireworks: a solar eclipse. The eclipse begins shortly before 09:00 and lasts about an hour. If you aren’t looking for it, you might miss it, since this is only a 2.42% eclipse, but if you are planning to watch it, federal government health department warns, be sure to buy adequate equipment at a pharmacy. The cheap cardboard glasses are not considered safe and children and older people should be watched carefully.

Details of the eclipse and a history of the past 500 years of eclipses near Geneva.

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