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Solar and lunar eclipses in Addis Ababa

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Addis Ababa sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 67% of its disc is covered at 1:47 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Addis Ababa sees to 2040, in Addis Ababa time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

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Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Addis Ababa

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Times are Addis Ababa’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.

Solar eclipses seen from Addis Ababa

6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Addis Ababa, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

67% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:24 PM
Maximum
1:47 PM
Ends
3:01 PM
Sun
70° up, west-northwest

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

6% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:46 AM
Maximum
7:22 AM
Ends
8:02 AM
Sun
17° up, east-northeast

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

46% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:34 AM
Maximum
8:48 AM
Ends
10:17 AM
Sun
38° up, east-northeast

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

46% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:25 PM
Maximum
1:49 PM
Ends
3:07 PM
Sun
69° up, west-southwest

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

32% of the Sun covered here

Begins
5:34 PM
Maximum
6:18 PM
Sunset
6:18 PM
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

81% of the Sun covered here

Begins
5:15 PM
Maximum
6:21 PM
Sunset
6:48 PM
Sun
5° up, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Addis Ababa

17 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 Addis Ababa.

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:08 PM
Deepest
9:19 PM
Ends
10:30 PM
Moon
32° up, southeast

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
6:07 PM Moon down
Total from
7:15 PM
Deepest
7:51 PM
Total until
8:28 PM
Ends
9:36 PM
Moon
22° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 6:09 PM with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:32 AM
Total from
5:30 AM
Deepest
6:22 AM Moon down
Total until
7:13 AM Moon down
Ends
8:12 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 6:11 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:54 PM
Total from
1:14 AM
Deepest
1:41 AM
Total until
2:09 AM
Ends
3:28 AM
Moon
66° up, northwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:20 PM
Deepest
9:33 PM
Ends
10:45 PM
Moon
37° up, southeast

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:27 PM Moon down
Total from
5:40 PM Moon down
Deepest
6:13 PM Moon down
Total until
6:46 PM
Ends
7:59 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 6:32 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:24 PM
Total from
9:38 PM
Deepest
10:02 PM
Total until
10:26 PM
Ends
11:40 PM
Moon
58° up, east

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:24 PM
Total from
9:47 PM
Deepest
10:12 PM
Total until
10:37 PM
Ends
12:00 AM
Moon
52° up, east-southeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
5:30 AM
Deepest
5:46 AM
Ends
6:01 AM
Moon
7° up, west

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
3:31 AM
Deepest
4:10 AM
Ends
4:50 AM
Moon
30° up, west-southwest

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:30 PM
Total from
12:34 AM
Deepest
1:11 AM
Total until
1:49 AM
Ends
2:53 AM
Moon
81° up, west-northwest

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
3:55 AM
Total from
5:03 AM
Deepest
5:51 AM
Total until
6:39 AM Moon down
Ends
7:47 AM Moon down
Moon
6° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 6:20 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
3:21 PM Moon down
Total from
4:27 PM Moon down
Deepest
5:00 PM Moon down
Total until
5:32 PM Moon down
Ends
6:39 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 6:31 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
5:31 AM
Deepest
7:08 AM Moon down
Ends
8:45 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 6:16 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:23 PM
Deepest
9:53 PM
Ends
11:23 PM
Moon
41° up, southeast

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
6:11 PM
Deepest
7:55 PM
Ends
9:38 PM
Moon
26° up, east-northeast

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:12 PM
Total from
9:18 PM
Deepest
10:03 PM
Total until
10:47 PM
Ends
11:53 PM
Moon
57° up, east-northeast

Penumbral lunar eclipses

The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. Listed for completeness: most people notice nothing.

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
February 21, 20272:12 AMAll of it66° up, west
July 18, 20277:02 PMAll of it3° up, east-southeast
December 10, 20301:27 AMAll of it68° up, northwest
May 7, 20316:06 AM1 h 15 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
April 3, 203410:05 PMAll of it51° up, east-southeast
January 21, 20386:48 AM2 h 05 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 17, 20385:43 AM1 h 57 min6° up, west-southwest
December 11, 20388:43 PMAll of it36° up, east-northeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Addis Ababa?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Addis Ababa sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 67% of its disc is covered at 1:47 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Addis Ababa’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Addis Ababa?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Addis Ababa between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 2, 2038, when 81% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Addis Ababa?

On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Addis Ababa sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 9:19 PM.

When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Addis Ababa?

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Addis Ababa sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 7:51 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:15 PM to 8:28 PM.

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