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Solar and lunar eclipses in Antananarivo

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Antananarivo sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 10% of its disc is covered at 14:35. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Antananarivo sees to 2040, in Antananarivo time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Antananarivo

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Antananarivo

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

10% of the Sun covered here

Begins
13:53
Maximum
14:35
Ends
15:15
Sun
36° up, northwest

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

41% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:34
Maximum
08:37
Ends
09:48
Sun
48° up, east

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

41% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:26
Maximum
08:42
Ends
10:13
Sun
30° up, northeast

Lunar eclipses seen from Antananarivo

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 Antananarivo.

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:08
Deepest
21:19
Ends
22:30
Moon
53° up, east-southeast

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
18:07 Moon down
Total from
19:15
Deepest
19:51
Total until
20:28
Ends
21:36
Moon
17° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:24 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
04:32
Total from
05:30
Deepest
06:22
Total until
07:13 Moon down
Ends
08:12 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:26 with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:54
Total from
01:14
Deepest
01:41
Total until
02:09
Ends
03:28
Moon
39° up, northwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:20
Deepest
21:33
Ends
22:45
Moon
57° up, east-southeast

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
16:27 Moon down
Total from
17:40
Deepest
18:13
Total until
18:46
Ends
19:59
Moon
10° up, east

The Moon rises at about 17:27 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:38
Deepest
22:02
Total until
22:26
Ends
23:40
Moon
52° up, northeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:47
Deepest
22:12
Total until
22:37
Ends
00:00
Moon
64° up, east-northeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
05:30
Deepest
05:46 Moon down
Ends
06:01 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west

The Moon sets at about 05:39 with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:31
Deepest
04:10
Ends
04:50
Moon
27° up, west

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:30
Total from
00:34
Deepest
01:11
Total until
01:49
Ends
02:53
Moon
53° up, north-northwest

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
03:55
Total from
05:03
Deepest
05:51
Total until
06:39 Moon down
Ends
07:47 Moon down
Moon
5° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:18 with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
15:21 Moon down
Total from
16:27 Moon down
Deepest
17:00 Moon down
Total until
17:32 Moon down
Ends
18:39
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:32 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
05:31
Deepest
07:08 Moon down
Ends
08:45 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:23 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:23
Deepest
21:53
Ends
23:23
Moon
62° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:11
Deepest
19:55
Ends
21:38
Moon
21° up, east-northeast

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:12
Total from
21:18
Deepest
22:03
Total until
22:47
Ends
23:53
Moon
45° up, north-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, 202702:12All of it46° up, northwest
July 18, 202719:02All of it21° up, east-southeast
December 10, 203001:27All of it41° up, north-northwest
May 7, 203106:081 h 17 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
April 3, 203422:05All of it59° up, east-northeast
January 21, 203805:2742 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 17, 203805:432 h 10 min8° up, west-southwest
December 11, 203820:43All of it29° up, northeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Antananarivo?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Antananarivo sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 10% of its disc is covered at 14:35. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Antananarivo’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Antananarivo?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Antananarivo between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 41% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Antananarivo?

On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Antananarivo sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 21:19.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Antananarivo sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 19:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 19:15 to 20:28.

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