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Solar and lunar eclipses in Baton Rouge

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Baton Rouge sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 10:13 PM. Below: every eclipse Baton Rouge sees to 2040, in Baton Rouge time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Baton Rouge

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

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

12% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:07 AM
Maximum
8:02 AM
Ends
9:04 AM
Sun
12° up, east-southeast

Sunday, January 14, 2029

Partial solar eclipse

43% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:36 AM
Maximum
11:05 AM
Ends
12:37 PM
Sun
36° up, south-southeast

Friday, November 14, 2031

Hybrid solar eclipse

18% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:35 PM
Maximum
4:26 PM
Sunset
5:08 PM
Sun
7° up, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

8% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
7:02 AM
Maximum
7:02 AM
Ends
7:14 AM
Sun
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

9% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:29 AM
Maximum
7:03 AM
Ends
7:39 AM
Sun
10° up, east-northeast

Sunday, November 4, 2040

Partial solar eclipse

28% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:03 PM
Maximum
1:16 PM
Ends
2:26 PM
Sun
39° up, south-southwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Baton Rouge

10 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 Baton Rouge.

Tuesday, January 11, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:43 PM
Deepest
10:13 PM
Ends
10:42 PM
Moon
62° up, east

Monday, June 25, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:32 PM
Total from
9:30 PM
Deepest
10:22 PM
Total until
11:13 PM
Ends
12:12 AM
Moon
22° up, southeast

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
2:54 PM Moon down
Total from
4:14 PM Moon down
Deepest
4:41 PM Moon down
Total until
5:09 PM
Ends
6:28 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 5:05 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:13 AM
Total from
5:15 AM
Deepest
5:55 AM
Total until
6:34 AM
Ends
7:36 AM Moon down
Moon
14° up, west

The Moon sets at about 7:08 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Wednesday, September 27, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:30 PM
Deepest
9:46 PM
Ends
10:01 PM
Moon
35° up, east-southeast

Saturday, August 18, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
7:31 PM Moon down
Deepest
8:10 PM
Ends
8:50 PM
Moon
6° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 7:35 PM with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, August 6, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:55 PM
Total from
9:03 PM
Deepest
9:51 PM
Total until
10:39 PM
Ends
11:47 PM
Moon
22° up, southeast

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
6:21 AM
Total from
7:27 AM Moon down
Deepest
8:00 AM Moon down
Total until
8:32 AM Moon down
Ends
9:39 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:58 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, July 26, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:31 PM
Deepest
11:08 PM
Ends
12:45 AM
Moon
31° up, southeast

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:59 AM
Total from
5:58 AM
Deepest
6:44 AM Moon down
Total until
7:31 AM Moon down
Ends
8:30 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 6:06 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
February 20, 20275:56 PM1 h 18 minOn the horizon, east
August 17, 20272:13 AMAll of it44° up, south-southwest
December 9, 20305:04 PM1 h 44 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
May 6, 203110:50 PMAll of it32° up, southeast
October 30, 20312:45 AMAll of it58° up, west-southwest
February 22, 20353:04 AMAll of it45° up, west-southwest
January 20, 20389:48 PMAll of it55° up, east
June 16, 20389:43 PMAll of it17° up, southeast
July 16, 20386:13 AM1 h 16 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
The app’s sky view, with constellation figures drawn over the stars

With the app

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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.
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Baton Rouge?

On Wednesday, January 26, 2028, Baton Rouge sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 12% of its disc is covered at 8:02 AM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Baton Rouge’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Baton Rouge?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Baton Rouge between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 14, 2029, when 43% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Baton Rouge?

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Baton Rouge sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 10:13 PM.

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

On Monday, June 25, 2029, Baton Rouge sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 10:22 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 9:30 PM to 11:13 PM.

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