Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
57% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 1:32 PM
- Maximum
- 2:43 PM
- Ends
- 3:49 PM
- Sun
- 58° up, west
Eclipses›United Arab Emirates›Abu Dhabi
Solar and lunar eclipses in Abu Dhabi
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Abu Dhabi sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 57% of its disc is covered at 2:43 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Abu Dhabi sees to 2040, in Abu Dhabi time.
Next from Abu Dhabi
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Abu Dhabi’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Abu Dhabi
6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Abu Dhabi, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
21% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:51 AM
- Maximum
- 8:55 AM
- Ends
- 10:10 AM
- Sun
- 43° up, east
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
25% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 9:21 AM
- Maximum
- 10:39 AM
- Ends
- 12:06 PM
- Sun
- 67° up, east
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
80% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 2:14 PM
- Maximum
- 3:34 PM
- Ends
- 4:45 PM
- Sun
- 39° up, west-southwest
Friday, January 16, 2037
Partial solar eclipse
under 1% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 2:06 PM
- Maximum
- 2:37 PM
- Ends
- 3:07 PM
- Sun
- 35° up, southwest
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
18% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 6:24 PM
- Maximum
- 7:06 PM
- Sunset
- 7:15 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Abu Dhabi
14 to 2040 in which the Earth’s dark shadow crosses the Moon. Safe to watch with the naked eye. Each drawing shows the Moon in the shadow at the best moment from Abu Dhabi.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:08 PM
- Deepest
- 10:19 PM
- Ends
- 11:30 PM
- Moon
- 32° up, southeast
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 7:07 PM
- Total from
- 8:15 PM
- Deepest
- 8:51 PM
- Total until
- 9:28 PM
- Ends
- 10:36 PM
- Moon
- 41° up, east
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 12:54 AM
- Total from
- 2:14 AM
- Deepest
- 2:41 AM
- Total until
- 3:09 AM
- Ends
- 4:28 AM
- Moon
- 57° up, west
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:20 PM
- Deepest
- 10:33 PM
- Ends
- 11:45 PM
- Moon
- 35° up, south-southeast
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:27 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:40 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 7:13 PM
- Total until
- 7:46 PM
- Ends
- 8:59 PM
- Moon
- 5° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 6:45 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:24 PM
- Total from
- 10:38 PM
- Deepest
- 11:02 PM
- Total until
- 11:26 PM
- Ends
- 12:40 AM
- Moon
- 69° up, southeast
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:24 PM
- Total from
- 10:47 PM
- Deepest
- 11:12 PM
- Total until
- 11:37 PM
- Ends
- 1:00 AM
- Moon
- 52° up, south-southeast
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 4:31 AM
- Deepest
- 5:10 AM
- Ends
- 5:50 AM
- Moon
- 11° up, west-southwest
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 12:30 AM
- Total from
- 1:34 AM
- Deepest
- 2:11 AM
- Total until
- 2:49 AM
- Ends
- 3:53 AM
- Moon
- 65° up, west-southwest
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 4:55 AM
- Total from
- 6:03 AM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:51 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 7:39 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:47 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 5:55 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:21 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 5:27 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:00 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 6:32 PM
- Ends
- 7:39 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 6:04 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:23 PM
- Deepest
- 10:53 PM
- Ends
- 12:23 AM
- Moon
- 38° up, south-southeast
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 7:11 PM
- Deepest
- 8:55 PM
- Ends
- 10:38 PM
- Moon
- 44° up, east
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:12 PM
- Total from
- 10:18 PM
- Deepest
- 11:03 PM
- Total until
- 11:47 PM
- Ends
- 12:53 AM
- Moon
- 74° up, east-southeast
Penumbral lunar eclipses
The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. Listed for completeness: most people notice nothing.
| Date | Deepest | Moon up for | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2027 | 3:12 AM | All of it | 49° up, west-southwest |
| July 18, 2027 | 8:02 PM | All of it | 9° up, east-southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 2:27 AM | All of it | 59° up, west |
| April 3, 2034 | 11:05 PM | All of it | 54° up, southeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 7:12 AM | 1 h 27 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 5:38 AM | 23 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 9:43 PM | All of it | 54° up, east |
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
When is the next solar eclipse in Abu Dhabi?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Abu Dhabi sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 57% of its disc is covered at 2:43 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Abu Dhabi’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Abu Dhabi?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Abu Dhabi between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on March 20, 2034, when 80% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Abu Dhabi?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Abu Dhabi sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 10:19 PM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Abu Dhabi?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Abu Dhabi sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 8:51 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 8:15 PM to 9:28 PM.