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Penumbral lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034

The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. One side of it dims a little; most people notice nothing.

Where it is seen

From start to end over Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Australia and Southeast Asia; in part over South America and Siberia.

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’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
Monday, April 3, 2034
Penumbral eclipse begins
16:52
Deepest
19:05
Penumbral eclipse ends
21:18
Magnitude
0.86 of the Moon’s width in the outer shadow
Moon overhead
The Indian Ocean 4.6° S, 74.7° E

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

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

CitySeesFromDeepestUntilLocal dateMoon
Shanghai · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 432° up
Istanbul · TürkiyeAll of it19:5222:0500:18Mon, Apr 327° up
Mumbai · IndiaAll of it10:22 PM12:35 AM2:48 AMTue, Apr 466° up
Beijing · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 431° up
Karachi · PakistanAll of it9:52 PM12:05 AM2:18 AMTue, Apr 459° up
Tianjin · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 431° up
Guangzhou · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 443° up
Delhi · IndiaAll of it10:22 PM12:35 AM2:48 AMTue, Apr 456° up
Moscow · RussiaAll of it19:5222:0500:18Mon, Apr 322° up
Shenzhen · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 442° up
Dhaka · BangladeshAll of it10:52 PM1:05 AM3:18 AMTue, Apr 457° up
Seoul · South KoreaAll of it1:52 AM4:05 AM6:18 AMTue, Apr 425° up
Wuhan · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 438° up
Jakarta · IndonesiaAll of it23:5202:0504:18Tue, Apr 457° up
Dongguan · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 442° up
Taipei · TaiwanAll of it12:52 AM3:05 AM5:18 AMTue, Apr 435° up
Cairo · EgyptAll of it6:52 PM9:05 PM11:18 PMMon, Apr 335° up
Chongqing · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 444° up
Chengdu · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 444° up
Baghdad · IraqAll of it7:52 PM10:05 PM12:18 AMMon, Apr 342° up
Nanjing · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 434° up
Tehran · IranAll of it20:2222:3500:48Mon, Apr 344° up
Nanchong · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 443° up
Hong Kong · Hong Kong SAR ChinaAll of it12:52 AM3:05 AM5:18 AMTue, Apr 442° up
Xi’an · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 439° up
Lahore · PakistanAll of it9:52 PM12:05 AM2:18 AMTue, Apr 453° up
Shenyang · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 425° up
Hangzhou · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 434° up
Harbin · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 421° up
Tai’an · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 432° up
Suzhou · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 433° up
Shantou · ChinaAll of it00:5203:0505:18Tue, Apr 440° up
Bangkok · ThailandAll of it23:5202:0504:18Tue, Apr 458° up
Bengaluru · IndiaAll of it10:22 PM12:35 AM2:48 AMTue, Apr 472° up
Saint Petersburg · RussiaAll of it19:5222:0500:18Mon, Apr 316° up
Lagos · NigeriaPart of it18:50 moonrise20:0522:18Mon, Apr 317° up
Tokyo · JapanPart of it01:5204:0505:33 moonsetTue, Apr 416° up
Kinshasa · Congo - KinshasaPart of it17:58 moonrise20:0522:18Mon, Apr 330° up
London · United KingdomPart of it19:26 moonrise20:0522:18Mon, Apr 35° up
Rio de Janeiro · BrazilPart of it17:52 moonrise17:5218:18Mon, Apr 3On the horizon

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Quick answers

Where is the penumbral lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034 visible?

From start to end over Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Australia and Southeast Asia; in part over South America and Siberia.

What time is the lunar eclipse on April 3, 2034?

The Moon is inside the Earth’s faint outer shadow from 16:52 UTC to 21:18 UTC, and deepest in it at 19:05 UTC. It happens at the same instant for everyone: only the clock on the wall differs.

Do I need anything to watch it?

No, but there is little to see: the Moon only passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow, and most people notice no change.

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