Where is the penumbral lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031 visible?
From start to end over North America, South America, Greenland and the Arctic; in part over Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia and Siberia.
Eclipses›Lunar eclipses›October 30, 2031
Penumbral lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
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 North America, South America, Greenland and the Arctic; in part over Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia and Siberia.
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, October 30, 2031
- Penumbral eclipse begins
- 05:48
- Deepest
- 07:45
- Penumbral eclipse ends
- 09:41
- Magnitude
- 0.72 of the Moon’s width in the outer shadow
- Moon overhead
- North America 14.9° N, 120.7° 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
420 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City · Mexico | All of it | 11:48 PM | 1:45 AM | 3:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 69° up |
| New York · NY | All of it | 1:48 AM | 3:45 AM | 5:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 41° up |
| Lima · Peru | All of it | 12:48 AM | 2:45 AM | 4:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 38° up |
| Bogotá · Colombia | All of it | 12:48 AM | 2:45 AM | 4:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 42° up |
| Santiago · Chile | All of it | 2:48 AM | 4:45 AM | 6:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 21° up |
| Los Angeles · CA | All of it | 10:48 PM | 12:45 AM | 2:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 70° up |
| Caracas · Venezuela | All of it | 1:48 AM | 3:45 AM | 5:41 AM | Thu, Oct 30 | 37° up |
| Shanghai · China | Part of it | 17:02 moonrise | 17:02 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Buenos Aires · Argentina | Part of it | 2:48 AM | 4:45 AM | 5:55 AM moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | 12° up |
| Beijing · China | Part of it | 17:08 moonrise | 17:08 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Tianjin · China | Part of it | 17:06 moonrise | 17:06 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Seoul · South Korea | Part of it | 5:29 PM moonrise | 5:29 PM | 6:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| São Paulo · Brazil | Part of it | 02:48 | 04:45 | 05:23 moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | 7° up |
| Tokyo · Japan | Part of it | 16:40 moonrise | 16:45 | 18:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Taipei · Taiwan | Part of it | 5:11 PM moonrise | 5:11 PM | 5:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| London · United Kingdom | Part of it | 05:48 | 06:57 | 06:57 moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Nanjing · China | Part of it | 17:12 moonrise | 17:12 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Shenyang · China | Part of it | 16:36 moonrise | 16:36 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Hangzhou · China | Part of it | 17:09 moonrise | 17:09 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Rio de Janeiro · Brazil | Part of it | 02:48 | 04:45 | 05:09 moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | 5° up |
| Harbin · China | Part of it | 16:14 moonrise | 16:14 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Tai’an · China | Part of it | 17:12 moonrise | 17:12 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Suzhou · China | Part of it | 17:05 moonrise | 17:05 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Sydney · Australia | Part of it | 7:20 PM moonrise | 7:20 PM | 8:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Jinan · China | Part of it | 17:12 moonrise | 17:12 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Melbourne · Australia | Part of it | 7:53 PM moonrise | 7:53 PM | 8:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Changchun · China | Part of it | 16:23 moonrise | 16:23 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Dalian · China | Part of it | 16:49 moonrise | 16:49 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Qingdao · China | Part of it | 16:59 moonrise | 16:59 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Busan · South Korea | Part of it | 5:25 PM moonrise | 5:25 PM | 6:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Puyang · China | Part of it | 17:11 moonrise | 17:11 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Yokohama · Japan | Part of it | 16:41 moonrise | 16:45 | 18:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Wuxi · China | Part of it | 17:06 moonrise | 17:06 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Ningbo · China | Part of it | 17:04 moonrise | 17:04 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Tangshan · China | Part of it | 17:01 moonrise | 17:01 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Hefei · China | Part of it | 17:18 moonrise | 17:18 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Madrid · Spain | Part of it | 06:48 | 07:46 | 07:46 moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Pyongyang · North Korea | Part of it | 5:31 PM moonrise | 5:31 PM | 6:41 PM | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Casablanca · Morocco | Part of it | 06:48 | 07:50 | 07:50 moonset | Thu, Oct 30 | On the horizon |
| Zibo · China | Part of it | 17:07 moonrise | 17:07 | 17:41 | Thu, Oct 30 | 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 October 30, 2031?
The Moon is inside the Earth’s faint outer shadow from 05:48 UTC to 09:41 UTC, and deepest in it at 07:45 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.