Where is the penumbral lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038 visible?
From start to end over South America, North America, Africa, Europe and Greenland; in part over Siberia, South Asia and the Middle East.
Eclipses›Lunar eclipses›January 21, 2038
Penumbral lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038
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 South America, North America, Africa, Europe and Greenland; in part over Siberia, South Asia and the Middle East.
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
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, January 21, 2038
- Penumbral eclipse begins
- 01:45
- Deepest
- 03:48
- Penumbral eclipse ends
- 05:51
- Magnitude
- 0.90 of the Moon’s width in the outer shadow
- Moon overhead
- North America 21.1° N, 54.2° W
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
514 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest. Times are local to each city.
| City | Sees | From | Deepest | Until | Local date | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires · Argentina | All of it | 10:45 PM | 12:48 AM | 2:51 AM | Thu, Jan 21 | 34° up |
| Mexico City · Mexico | All of it | 7:45 PM | 9:48 PM | 11:51 PM | Wed, Jan 20 | 47° up |
| Moscow · Russia | All of it | 04:45 | 06:48 | 08:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 15° up |
| São Paulo · Brazil | All of it | 22:45 | 00:48 | 02:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 44° up |
| Lagos · Nigeria | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 32° up |
| New York · NY | All of it | 8:45 PM | 10:48 PM | 12:51 AM | Wed, Jan 20 | 64° up |
| Lima · Peru | All of it | 8:45 PM | 10:48 PM | 12:51 AM | Wed, Jan 20 | 50° up |
| Bogotá · Colombia | All of it | 8:45 PM | 10:48 PM | 12:51 AM | Wed, Jan 20 | 64° up |
| London · United Kingdom | All of it | 01:45 | 03:48 | 05:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 38° up |
| Rio de Janeiro · Brazil | All of it | 22:45 | 00:48 | 02:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 44° up |
| Saint Petersburg · Russia | All of it | 04:45 | 06:48 | 08:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 20° up |
| Santiago · Chile | All of it | 10:45 PM | 12:48 AM | 2:51 AM | Thu, Jan 21 | 33° up |
| Los Angeles · CA | All of it | 5:45 PM | 7:48 PM | 9:51 PM | Wed, Jan 20 | 32° up |
| Abidjan · Côte d’Ivoire | All of it | 01:45 | 03:48 | 05:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 38° up |
| Kano · Nigeria | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 29° up |
| Ibadan · Nigeria | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 32° up |
| Berlin · Germany | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 29° up |
| Madrid · Spain | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 42° up |
| Casablanca · Morocco | All of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 46° up |
| Caracas · Venezuela | All of it | 9:45 PM | 11:48 PM | 1:51 AM | Wed, Jan 20 | 74° up |
| Kyiv · Ukraine | All of it | 03:45 | 05:48 | 07:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 18° up |
| Chicago · IL | All of it | 7:45 PM | 9:48 PM | 11:51 PM | Wed, Jan 20 | 54° up |
| Salvador · Brazil | All of it | 22:45 | 00:48 | 02:51 | Thu, Jan 21 | 52° up |
| Istanbul · Türkiye | Part of it | 04:45 | 06:48 | 08:36 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 18° up |
| Karachi · Pakistan | Part of it | 6:45 AM | 7:20 AM | 7:20 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Kinshasa · Congo - Kinshasa | Part of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:06 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 16° up |
| Cairo · Egypt | Part of it | 3:45 AM | 5:48 AM | 6:59 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 13° up |
| Baghdad · Iraq | Part of it | 4:45 AM | 6:48 AM | 7:12 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 4° up |
| Tehran · Iran | Part of it | 05:15 | 07:18 | 07:19 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Riyadh · Saudi Arabia | Part of it | 4:45 AM | 6:44 AM | 6:44 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Alexandria · Egypt | Part of it | 3:45 AM | 5:48 AM | 7:07 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 15° up |
| Ankara · Türkiye | Part of it | 04:45 | 06:48 | 08:17 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 15° up |
| Cape Town · South Africa | Part of it | 03:45 | 05:48 | 05:58 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Durban · South Africa | Part of it | 03:45 | 05:14 | 05:14 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Kabul · Afghanistan | Part of it | 06:15 | 07:02 | 07:02 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | Part of it | 5:45 AM | 7:09 AM | 7:09 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Jeddah · Saudi Arabia | Part of it | 4:45 AM | 6:48 AM | 7:09 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 4° up |
| Luanda · Angola | Part of it | 02:45 | 04:48 | 06:07 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | 17° up |
| Addis Ababa · Ethiopia | Part of it | 4:45 AM | 6:48 AM | 6:50 AM moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
| Nairobi · Kenya | Part of it | 04:45 | 06:41 | 06:41 moonset | Thu, Jan 21 | On the horizon |
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.
Quick answers
What time is the lunar eclipse on January 21, 2038?
The Moon is inside the Earth’s faint outer shadow from 01:45 UTC to 05:51 UTC, and deepest in it at 03:48 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.