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Total lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037

The whole Moon passes through the Earth’s dark shadow and turns a deep copper red. Everyone who has the Moon in the sky sees the same thing at the same moment.

Where it is seen

From start to end over Australia, Siberia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia; in part over North America, Europe, Greenland and the Middle East.

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
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Penumbral eclipse begins
11:23
Partial eclipse begins
12:21
Total eclipse begins
13:27
Deepest
14:00
Total eclipse ends
14:32
Partial eclipse ends
15:39
Penumbral eclipse ends
16:36
Totality lasts
1 h 05 min
Magnitude
1.21 of the Moon’s width in the dark shadow
Moon overhead
The Pacific 17.7° N, 153.4° 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

395 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 it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3158° up
Beijing · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3150° up
Tianjin · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3151° up
Guangzhou · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3151° up
Shenzhen · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3152° up
Dhaka · BangladeshAll of it6:21 PM8:00 PM9:39 PMSat, Jan 3130° up
Seoul · South KoreaAll of it9:21 PM11:00 PM12:39 AMSat, Jan 3159° up
Wuhan · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3152° up
Jakarta · IndonesiaAll of it19:2121:0022:39Sat, Jan 3137° up
Tokyo · JapanAll of it21:2123:0000:39Sat, Jan 3168° up
Dongguan · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3152° up
Taipei · TaiwanAll of it8:21 PM10:00 PM11:39 PMSat, Jan 3159° up
Chongqing · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3145° up
Chengdu · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3143° up
Nanjing · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3155° up
Nanchong · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3145° up
Hong Kong · Hong Kong SAR ChinaAll of it8:21 PM10:00 PM11:39 PMSat, Jan 3152° up
Xi’an · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3146° up
Shenyang · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3154° up
Hangzhou · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3157° up
Harbin · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3154° up
Tai’an · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3152° up
Suzhou · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3157° up
Shantou · ChinaAll of it20:2122:0023:39Sat, Jan 3155° up
Bangkok · ThailandAll of it19:2121:0022:39Sat, Jan 3138° up
Kolkata · IndiaAll of it5:51 PM7:30 PM9:09 PMSat, Jan 3128° up
Sydney · AustraliaAll of it11:21 PM1:00 AM2:39 AMSun, Feb 138° up
Yangon · Myanmar (Burma)All of it18:5120:3022:09Sat, Jan 3135° up
Istanbul · TürkiyePart, no totality18:19 moonrise18:1918:39Sat, Jan 31On the horizon
Mumbai · IndiaPart, with totality6:25 PM moonrise7:30 PM9:09 PMSat, Jan 3113° up
Mexico City · MexicoPart, no totality6:21 AM7:13 AM7:13 AM moonsetSat, Jan 31On the horizon
Karachi · PakistanPart, with totality6:10 PM moonrise7:00 PM8:39 PMSat, Jan 3110° up
Delhi · IndiaPart, with totality5:51 PM moonrise7:30 PM9:09 PMSat, Jan 3119° up
Moscow · RussiaPart, with totality16:53 moonrise17:0018:39Sat, Jan 31On the horizon
Cairo · EgyptPart, no totality5:31 PM moonrise5:31 PM5:39 PMSat, Jan 31On the horizon
Baghdad · IraqPart, with totality5:30 PM moonrise5:30 PM6:39 PMSat, Jan 31On the horizon
Tehran · IranPart, with totality17:26 moonrise17:3019:09Sat, Jan 31On the horizon
Lahore · PakistanPart, with totality5:28 PM moonrise7:00 PM8:39 PMSat, Jan 3117° up
Bengaluru · IndiaPart, with totality6:14 PM moonrise7:30 PM9:09 PMSat, Jan 3116° up
Saint Petersburg · RussiaPart, with totality17:01 moonrise17:0118:39Sat, Jan 31On the horizon

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Quick answers

Where is the total lunar eclipse of January 31, 2037 visible?

From start to end over Australia, Siberia, East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia; in part over North America, Europe, Greenland and the Middle East.

What time is the lunar eclipse on January 31, 2037?

The Earth’s dark shadow starts to cross the Moon at 12:21 UTC; the Moon is wholly inside it from 13:27 UTC to 14:32 UTC, and clear of it at 15:39 UTC. It happens at the same instant for everyone: only the clock on the wall differs.

How long is the Moon totally eclipsed?

For 1 h 05 min. With the partial phases before and after, the Earth’s dark shadow is on the Moon for 3 h 18 min.

Do I need anything to watch it?

No. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye, from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon. Binoculars show the colour better.

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