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Penumbral lunar eclipse of July 16, 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 Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand and Antarctica; in part over South America, North America, East Asia 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
Friday, July 16, 2038
Penumbral eclipse begins
09:57
Deepest
11:34
Penumbral eclipse ends
13:11
Magnitude
0.50 of the Moon’s width in the outer shadow
Moon overhead
The Pacific 22.7° S, 172.0° 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

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

CitySeesFromDeepestUntilLocal dateMoon
Tokyo · JapanAll of it18:5720:3422:11Fri, Jul 1615° up
Sydney · AustraliaAll of it7:57 PM9:34 PM11:11 PMFri, Jul 1655° up
Melbourne · AustraliaAll of it7:57 PM9:34 PM11:11 PMFri, Jul 1650° up
Shanghai · ChinaPart of it18:58 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 166° up
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaPart of it6:57 AM8:04 AM8:04 AM moonsetFri, Jul 16On the horizon
Mexico City · MexicoPart of it3:57 AM5:34 AM6:10 AM moonsetFri, Jul 167° up
Beijing · ChinaPart of it19:43 moonrise19:4321:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Tianjin · ChinaPart of it19:37 moonrise19:3721:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Guangzhou · ChinaPart of it19:14 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 163° up
Shenzhen · ChinaPart of it19:09 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 164° up
Dhaka · BangladeshPart of it6:50 PM moonrise6:50 PM7:11 PMFri, Jul 16On the horizon
Seoul · South KoreaPart of it7:52 PM moonrise8:34 PM10:11 PMFri, Jul 166° up
Wuhan · ChinaPart of it19:26 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Jakarta · IndonesiaPart of it17:47 moonrise18:3420:11Fri, Jul 1610° up
Dongguan · ChinaPart of it19:11 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 164° up
Taipei · TaiwanPart of it6:43 PM moonrise7:34 PM9:11 PMFri, Jul 169° up
Lima · PeruPart of it4:57 AM6:34 AM6:34 AM moonsetFri, Jul 16On the horizon
Bogotá · ColombiaPart of it4:57 AM5:53 AM5:53 AM moonsetFri, Jul 16On the horizon
Chongqing · ChinaPart of it19:56 moonrise19:5621:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Chengdu · ChinaPart of it20:09 moonrise20:0921:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Nanjing · ChinaPart of it19:11 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 163° up
Nanchong · ChinaPart of it20:01 moonrise20:0121:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Hong Kong · Hong Kong SAR ChinaPart of it7:08 PM moonrise7:34 PM9:11 PMFri, Jul 165° up
Xi’an · ChinaPart of it19:58 moonrise19:5821:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Shenyang · ChinaPart of it19:20 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 162° up
Hangzhou · ChinaPart of it19:01 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 165° up
Harbin · ChinaPart of it19:21 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Tai’an · ChinaPart of it19:29 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Suzhou · ChinaPart of it19:02 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 165° up
Shantou · ChinaPart of it19:00 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 166° up
Bangkok · ThailandPart of it18:49 moonrise18:4920:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Santiago · ChilePart of it5:57 AM7:34 AM7:52 AM moonsetFri, Jul 163° up
Yangon · Myanmar (Burma)Part of it18:42 moonrise18:4219:41Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Jinan · ChinaPart of it19:31 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Zhengzhou · ChinaPart of it19:39 moonrise19:3921:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon
Changchun · ChinaPart of it19:19 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 162° up
Dalian · ChinaPart of it19:18 moonrise19:3421:11Fri, Jul 162° up
Los Angeles · CAPart of it2:57 AM4:34 AM5:57 AM moonsetFri, Jul 1613° up
Chittagong · BangladeshPart of it6:41 PM moonrise6:41 PM7:11 PMFri, Jul 16On the horizon
Kunming · ChinaPart of it20:02 moonrise20:0221:11Fri, Jul 16On the horizon

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Quick answers

Where is the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 16, 2038 visible?

From start to end over Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand and Antarctica; in part over South America, North America, East Asia and Siberia.

What time is the lunar eclipse on July 16, 2038?

The Moon is inside the Earth’s faint outer shadow from 09:57 UTC to 13:11 UTC, and deepest in it at 11:34 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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