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Solar and lunar eclipses in Ashgabat

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Ashgabat sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 18% of its disc is covered at 15:25. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Ashgabat sees to 2040, in Ashgabat time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Ashgabat

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Ashgabat

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

18% of the Sun covered here

Begins
14:34
Maximum
15:25
Ends
16:13
Sun
55° up, west-southwest

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

51% of the Sun covered here

Begins
09:03
Maximum
10:26
Ends
12:02
Sun
53° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

1% of the Sun covered here

Begins
11:34
Maximum
12:03
Ends
12:32
Sun
68° up, southeast

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

3% of the Sun covered here

Begins
08:41
Maximum
09:13
Ends
09:46
Sun
17° up, southeast

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

78% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:26
Maximum
16:39
Ends
17:44
Sun
30° up, west-southwest

Friday, January 16, 2037

Partial solar eclipse

16% of the Sun covered here

Begins
14:33
Maximum
15:43
Ends
16:47
Sun
22° up, southwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Ashgabat

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 Ashgabat.

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:08
Deepest
23:19
Ends
00:30
Moon
22° up, south-southeast

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:07
Total from
21:15
Deepest
21:51
Total until
22:28
Ends
23:36
Moon
45° up, east

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:54
Total from
03:14
Deepest
03:41
Total until
04:09
Ends
05:28
Moon
53° up, west-southwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:20
Deepest
23:33
Ends
00:45
Moon
25° up, south-southeast

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
18:27 Moon down
Total from
19:40 Moon down
Deepest
20:13
Total until
20:46
Ends
21:59
Moon
4° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 19:47 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:24
Total from
23:38
Deepest
00:02
Total until
00:26
Ends
01:40
Moon
60° up, south-southeast

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:24
Total from
23:47
Deepest
00:12
Total until
00:37
Ends
02:00
Moon
40° up, south-southeast

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
05:31
Deepest
06:10
Ends
06:50 Moon down
Moon
3° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:31 with the eclipse still under way.

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:30
Total from
02:34
Deepest
03:11
Total until
03:49
Ends
04:53
Moon
55° up, southwest

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
05:55
Total from
07:03 Moon down
Deepest
07:51 Moon down
Total until
08:39 Moon down
Ends
09:47 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:16 with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:21 Moon down
Total from
18:27
Deepest
19:00
Total until
19:32
Ends
20:39
Moon
6° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:22 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:23
Deepest
23:53
Ends
01:23
Moon
27° up, south-southeast

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:11
Deepest
21:55
Ends
23:38
Moon
47° up, east

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
22:12
Total from
23:18
Deepest
00:03
Total until
00:47
Ends
01:53
Moon
69° up, south-southeast

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, 202704:12All of it41° up, west-southwest
July 18, 202721:02All of it5° up, southeast
December 10, 203003:27All of it54° up, west-southwest
April 4, 203400:05All of it44° up, south-southeast
January 21, 203808:261 h 41 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
December 11, 203822:43All of it56° up, east-southeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Ashgabat?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Ashgabat sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 18% of its disc is covered at 15:25. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Ashgabat’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Ashgabat?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Ashgabat between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on March 20, 2034, when 78% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Ashgabat?

On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Ashgabat sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 23:19.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Ashgabat sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 21:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 21:15 to 22:28.

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