Star & Planet FinderEclipses›Solar eclipses›May 11, 2040
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.
Partial over Australia, New Zealand, the Tasman Sea and the Coral Sea.
Drawing the eclipse…
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.
21 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are all of them. Times are local to each city.
| City | Sees | From | Maximum | Until | Local date | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin · New Zealand | 34% covered | 2:57 PM | 4:08 PM | 5:14 PM | Fri, May 11 | 10° up |
| Christchurch · New Zealand | 31% covered | 3:05 PM | 4:14 PM | 5:18 PM | Fri, May 11 | 9° up |
| Wellington · New Zealand | 28% covered | 3:13 PM | 4:20 PM | 5:15 PM sunset | Fri, May 11 | 8° up |
| Hobart · Australia | 24% covered | 12:31 PM | 1:43 PM | 2:53 PM | Fri, May 11 | 25° up |
| Hamilton · New Zealand | 23% covered | 3:23 PM | 4:27 PM | 5:21 PM sunset | Fri, May 11 | 9° up |
| Tauranga · New Zealand | 23% covered | 3:25 PM | 4:28 PM | 5:17 PM sunset | Fri, May 11 | 8° up |
| Launceston · Australia | 23% covered | 12:34 PM | 1:45 PM | 2:54 PM | Fri, May 11 | 26° up |
| Auckland · New Zealand | 22% covered | 3:25 PM | 4:28 PM | 5:25 PM sunset | Fri, May 11 | 9° up |
| Melbourne · Australia | 17% covered | 12:39 PM | 1:47 PM | 2:53 PM | Fri, May 11 | 30° up |
| Geelong · Australia | 17% covered | 12:38 PM | 1:46 PM | 2:51 PM | Fri, May 11 | 30° up |
| Canberra · Australia | 17% covered | 12:50 PM | 1:58 PM | 3:03 PM | Fri, May 11 | 30° up |
| Wollongong · Australia | 17% covered | 12:55 PM | 2:02 PM | 3:06 PM | Fri, May 11 | 29° up |
| Sydney · Australia | 17% covered | 12:57 PM | 2:04 PM | 3:07 PM | Fri, May 11 | 29° up |
| Ballarat · Australia | 16% covered | 12:39 PM | 1:46 PM | 2:51 PM | Fri, May 11 | 31° up |
| Newcastle · Australia | 16% covered | 1:00 PM | 2:06 PM | 3:09 PM | Fri, May 11 | 29° up |
| Bendigo · Australia | 16% covered | 12:41 PM | 1:48 PM | 2:52 PM | Fri, May 11 | 31° up |
| Gold Coast · Australia | 10% covered | 1:19 PM | 2:17 PM | 3:12 PM | Fri, May 11 | 31° up |
| Logan City · Australia | 10% covered | 1:20 PM | 2:17 PM | 3:11 PM | Fri, May 11 | 31° up |
| Brisbane · Australia | 9% covered | 1:20 PM | 2:17 PM | 3:11 PM | Fri, May 11 | 31° up |
| Adelaide · Australia | 9% covered | 12:13 PM | 1:11 PM | 2:08 PM | Fri, May 11 | 35° up |
| Toowoomba · Australia | 9% covered | 1:19 PM | 2:16 PM | 3:09 PM | Fri, May 11 | 32° up |
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.
With the app
This page tells you when to look. The app tells you again when it matters, and shows you where in your own sky.
Partial over Australia, New Zealand, the Tasman Sea and the Coral Sea.
The Moon’s shadow first touches the Earth at 01:55 UTC and leaves it at 05:28 UTC. The eclipse is at its greatest at 03:41 UTC, over Antarctica. When you see it depends on where you are: each city’s page gives its own times.
At most 42% of the Sun’s disc, as seen from Antarctica. Nowhere on Earth sees this eclipse as total.
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.