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Solar and lunar eclipses in Adelaide

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Adelaide sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:49 AM. Below: every eclipse Adelaide sees to 2040, in Adelaide time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Adelaide

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

Saturday, July 22, 2028

Total solar eclipse

76% of the Sun covered here

Begins
11:47 AM
Maximum
1:11 PM
Ends
2:29 PM
Sun
34° up, north-northwest

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

91% of the Sun covered here

Begins
5:49 PM
Maximum
6:48 PM
Ends
7:43 PM
Sun
14° up, west-southwest

Saturday, March 10, 2035

Annular solar eclipse

65% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
7:09 AM
Maximum
7:50 AM
Ends
8:55 AM
Sun
8° up, east

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Monday, July 13, 2037

Total solar eclipse

77% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:41 AM
Maximum
12:10 PM
Ends
1:39 PM
Sun
33° up, north

Sunday, December 26, 2038

Total solar eclipse

97% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:22 AM
Maximum
10:35 AM
Ends
11:57 AM
Sun
53° up, east

Friday, May 11, 2040

Partial solar eclipse

9% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:13 PM
Maximum
1:11 PM
Ends
2:08 PM
Sun
35° up, north-northwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Adelaide

12 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 Adelaide.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:38 AM
Deepest
3:49 AM
Ends
5:00 AM
Moon
43° up, west

Monday, January 1, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:37 AM
Total from
2:45 AM
Deepest
3:21 AM
Total until
3:58 AM
Ends
5:06 AM
Moon
24° up, north-northwest

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:50 AM
Deepest
4:03 AM
Ends
5:15 AM
Moon
39° up, west

Monday, April 26, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:57 PM
Total from
12:10 AM
Deepest
12:43 AM
Total until
1:16 AM
Ends
2:29 AM
Moon
67° up, north-northwest

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
3:54 AM
Total from
5:08 AM
Deepest
5:32 AM
Total until
5:56 AM
Ends
7:10 AM Moon down
Moon
10° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:31 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:54 AM
Total from
4:17 AM
Deepest
4:42 AM
Total until
5:07 AM
Ends
6:30 AM
Moon
24° up, west

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:43 PM
Total from
8:45 PM
Deepest
9:25 PM
Total until
10:04 PM
Ends
11:06 PM
Moon
24° up, east-northeast

Sunday, February 1, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:51 PM
Total from
11:57 PM
Deepest
12:30 AM
Total until
1:02 AM
Ends
2:09 AM
Moon
35° up, north-northeast

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:53 AM
Deepest
4:23 AM
Ends
5:53 AM
Moon
34° up, west

Thursday, December 1, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:41 AM
Deepest
3:25 AM
Ends
5:08 AM
Moon
24° up, northwest

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:29 PM
Total from
8:28 PM
Deepest
9:14 PM
Total until
10:01 PM
Ends
11:00 PM
Moon
48° up, east

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
3:42 AM
Total from
4:48 AM
Deepest
5:33 AM
Total until
6:17 AM Moon down
Ends
7:23 AM Moon down
Moon
5° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:02 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Penumbral lunar eclipses

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

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
July 19, 20271:32 AMAll of it70° up, northwest
August 17, 20275:45 PM48 minOn the horizon, east-southeast
June 5, 20319:14 PMAll of it48° up, east
October 30, 20317:45 PM27 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
April 4, 20344:35 AM4 h 14 min23° up, west-northwest
February 22, 20357:55 PM1 h 48 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
July 16, 20389:04 PMAll of it45° up, east
December 12, 20384:13 AM4 h 03 min17° up, northwest
The app’s sky view, with constellation figures drawn over the stars

With the app

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  • 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.
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Adelaide?

On Saturday, July 22, 2028, Adelaide sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 76% of its disc is covered at 1:11 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Adelaide’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Adelaide?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Adelaide between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on December 26, 2038, when 97% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Adelaide?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Adelaide sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:49 AM.

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Adelaide sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:21 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 2:45 AM to 3:58 AM.

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