Monday, June 11, 2029
Partial solar eclipse
12% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:20 PM
- Maximum
- 8:59 PM
- Ends
- 9:35 PM
- Sun
- 13° up, west-northwest
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Anchorage
On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Anchorage sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 7:13 PM. Below: every eclipse Anchorage sees to 2040, in Anchorage time.
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Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Anchorage’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Anchorage
6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Anchorage, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Friday, May 31, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
22% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 10:24 PM
- Maximum
- 11:08 PM
- Sunset
- 11:19 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Wednesday, March 30, 2033
Total solar eclipse
97% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:46 AM
- Maximum
- 9:44 AM
- Ends
- 10:46 AM
- Sun
- 16° up, east-southeast
Thursday, August 21, 2036
Partial solar eclipse
18% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:34 AM
- Maximum
- 8:12 AM
- Ends
- 8:51 AM
- Sun
- 12° up, east
Tuesday, June 21, 2039
Annular solar eclipse
Annular here for 3 min 37 s
- Begins
- 7:19 AM
- Ring
- 8:22:08 AM
- Maximum
- 8:23 AM
- Ends
- 9:33 AM
- Sun
- 23° up, east
Sunday, November 4, 2040
Partial solar eclipse
12% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 8:38 AM
- Maximum
- 8:52 AM
- Ends
- 9:35 AM
- Sun
- On the horizon, southeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Anchorage
8 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 Anchorage.
Tuesday, January 11, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 6:43 PM
- Deepest
- 7:13 PM
- Ends
- 7:42 PM
- Moon
- 19° up, east
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 6:07 AM
- Total from
- 7:15 AM
- Deepest
- 7:51 AM
- Total until
- 8:28 AM
- Ends
- 9:36 AM
- Moon
- 14° up, west-northwest
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 5:27 AM
- Total from
- 6:40 AM Moon down
- Deepest
- 7:13 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 7:46 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:59 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 6:08 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:13 AM
- Total from
- 2:15 AM
- Deepest
- 2:55 AM
- Total until
- 3:34 AM
- Ends
- 4:36 AM
- Moon
- 32° up, south-southwest
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:21 AM
- Total from
- 4:27 AM
- Deepest
- 5:00 AM
- Total until
- 5:32 AM
- Ends
- 6:39 AM
- Moon
- 30° up, west-southwest
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 6:11 AM
- Deepest
- 7:55 AM
- Ends
- 9:38 AM
- Moon
- 10° up, west-northwest
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 1:59 AM
- Total from
- 2:58 AM
- Deepest
- 3:44 AM
- Total until
- 4:31 AM
- Ends
- 5:30 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 4° up, south-southwest
The Moon sets at about 4:52 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 8:12 AM
- Total from
- 9:18 AM
- Deepest
- 10:03 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 10:47 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 11:53 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, northwest
The Moon sets at about 9:23 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.
| Date | Deepest | Moon up for | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 16, 2027 | 11:13 PM | 3 h 27 min | 8° up, southeast |
| June 5, 2031 | 3:44 AM | All of it | 4° up, south-southwest |
| October 29, 2031 | 11:45 PM | All of it | 38° up, southeast |
| February 22, 2035 | 12:04 AM | All of it | 36° up, south-southeast |
| January 20, 2038 | 6:48 PM | All of it | 15° up, east-northeast |
| July 16, 2038 | 3:34 AM | 2 h 54 min | 4° up, south-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 8:43 AM | 3 h 33 min | 6° up, northwest |
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 Anchorage?
On Monday, June 11, 2029, Anchorage sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 12% of its disc is covered at 8:59 PM. Times are Anchorage’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Anchorage?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Anchorage between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on March 30, 2033, when 97% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Anchorage?
On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Anchorage sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 7:13 PM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Anchorage?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Anchorage sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 7:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:15 AM to 8:28 AM.