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Partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2036

The middle of the Moon’s shadow misses the Earth, so nowhere is the Sun covered completely. Those under the outer shadow see the Moon take a bite out of the Sun.

Where it is seen

Partial over Europe, Greenland and the Arctic.

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.

Times and facts

Date
Thursday, August 21, 2036
Greatest eclipse
17:24 over Europe
Where it is greatest
71.2° N, 47.1° E
Most of the Sun covered
84%
Partial eclipse begins
15:33 first place on Earth
Partial eclipse ends
19:15 last place on Earth

Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.

What cities see

165 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest. Times are local to each city.

CitySeesFromMaximumUntilLocal dateSun
Stockholm · Sweden76% covered19:0019:5020:19 sunsetThu, Aug 213° up
Riga · Latvia72% covered20:0320:4720:47 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Copenhagen · Denmark70% covered19:0719:5820:29 sunsetThu, Aug 214° up
Hamburg · Germany67% covered19:1120:0220:34 sunsetThu, Aug 214° up
Berlin · Germany67% covered19:1220:0220:17 sunsetThu, Aug 212° up
Prague · Czechia64% covered19:1720:0520:08 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Amsterdam · Netherlands64% covered19:1320:0520:51 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Cologne · Germany62% covered19:1620:0620:39 sunsetThu, Aug 214° up
Saint Petersburg · Russia62% covered19:5620:3320:33 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Sheffield · United Kingdom62% covered18:1119:0419:53Thu, Aug 2110° up
Nottingham · United Kingdom62% covered18:1219:0419:54Thu, Aug 2110° up
Liverpool · United Kingdom61% covered18:1119:0419:54Thu, Aug 2111° up
Brussels · Belgium61% covered19:1620:0720:50 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Birmingham · United Kingdom61% covered18:1319:0519:55Thu, Aug 2110° up
London · United Kingdom60% covered18:1519:0719:55Thu, Aug 219° up
Munich · Germany60% covered19:2120:0920:15 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Łódź · Poland60% covered19:1319:5119:51 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Dublin · Ireland60% covered18:1119:0419:54Thu, Aug 2113° up
Paris · France57% covered19:2020:1120:53 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Milan · Italy55% covered19:2620:1420:19 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Warsaw · Poland54% covered19:1119:4619:46 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Turin · Italy54% covered19:2720:1520:25 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Vienna · Austria53% covered19:2019:5619:56 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Marseille · France49% covered19:3120:1820:31 sunsetThu, Aug 212° up
Kraków · Poland45% covered19:1519:4619:46 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Barcelona · Spain45% covered19:3520:2220:41 sunsetThu, Aug 213° up
Madrid · Spain40% covered19:3820:2521:02 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Valencia · Spain40% covered19:4020:2520:48 sunsetThu, Aug 214° up
Zagreb · Croatia40% covered19:2419:5319:53 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Algiers · Algeria36% covered6:45 PM7:28 PM7:30 PM sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Rome · Italy35% covered19:3220:0020:00 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Seville · Spain33% covered19:4520:2921:07 sunsetThu, Aug 217° up
Budapest · Hungary32% covered19:2019:4419:44 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Rabat · Morocco26% covered18:5319:3420:06 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Casablanca · Morocco25% covered18:5419:3520:09 sunsetThu, Aug 216° up
Minsk · Belarus23% covered20:0720:2420:24 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Naples · Italy20% covered19:3319:5119:51 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Tunis · Tunisia20% covered6:42 PM7:02 PM7:02 PM sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Sarajevo · Bosnia & Herzegovina14% covered19:2719:4019:40 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon
Belgrade · Serbia8% covered19:2419:3319:33 sunsetThu, Aug 21On the horizon

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Protect your eyes

Looking at the Sun without protection damages the eye, eclipsed or not. Use eclipse glasses or a solar filter made for the purpose (ISO 12312-2) whenever any part of the Sun is showing; sunglasses are not enough. In this eclipse some of the Sun is showing from start to end, everywhere.

The app’s sky view, with constellation figures drawn over the stars

With the app

Years away, and easy to forget. The app reminds you the day before.

This page tells you when to look. The app tells you again when it matters, and shows you where in your own sky.

  • An alert the day before an eclipse you can see, and another an hour before its deepest moment.
  • Set the sky to the minute of the eclipse and see where the Sun or the Moon will stand, from where you are.
  • An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the Moon, a planet or any star.
  • Meteor showers, oppositions and supermoons in the same calendar.
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Quick answers

Where is the partial solar eclipse of August 21, 2036 visible?

Partial over Europe, Greenland and the Arctic.

What time is the solar eclipse on August 21, 2036?

The Moon’s shadow first touches the Earth at 15:33 UTC and leaves it at 19:15 UTC. The eclipse is at its greatest at 17:24 UTC, over Europe. When you see it depends on where you are: each city’s page gives its own times.

How much of the Sun is covered?

At most 84% of the Sun’s disc, as seen from Europe. Nowhere on Earth sees this eclipse as total.

Is it safe to look at this eclipse?

Only through eclipse glasses or a solar filter made for the purpose, from the first moment to the last. Some of the Sun is showing throughout, and sunglasses are not enough.

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