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Solar and lunar eclipses in Bern

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Bern sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 57% of its disc is covered at 11:06. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Bern sees to 2040, in Bern time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

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Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Bern

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Bern

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

57% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:02
Maximum
11:06
Ends
12:13
Sun
48° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

41% of the Sun covered here

Begins
16:40
Maximum
17:23
Sunset
17:23
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

61% of the Sun covered here

Begins
06:13
Maximum
07:12
Ends
08:18
Sun
14° up, east-northeast

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

5% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:49
Maximum
11:25
Ends
12:02
Sun
40° up, south-southeast

Thursday, August 21, 2036

Partial solar eclipse

57% of the Sun covered here

Begins
19:24
Maximum
20:12
Sunset
20:29
Sun
2° up, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, January 16, 2037

Partial solar eclipse

44% of the Sun covered here

Begins
08:50
Maximum
10:10
Ends
11:38
Sun
14° up, southeast

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

13% of the Sun covered here

Begins
14:56
Maximum
15:50
Ends
16:40
Sun
8° up, southwest

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

13% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:23
Maximum
16:17
Ends
17:08
Sun
50° up, west-southwest

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

62% of the Sun covered here

Begins
19:38
Maximum
20:39
Sunset
21:28
Sun
6° up, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Bern

15 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 Bern.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:43
Deepest
05:13
Ends
05:42
Moon
30° up, west

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
16:07 Moon down
Total from
17:15
Deepest
17:51
Total until
18:28
Ends
19:36
Moon
9° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 16:41 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
03:32
Total from
04:30
Deepest
05:22
Total until
06:13 Moon down
Ends
07:12 Moon down
Moon
2° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 05:42 with the eclipse still under way.

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
21:54
Total from
23:14
Deepest
23:41
Total until
00:09
Ends
01:28
Moon
64° up, south-southeast

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
19:20 Moon down
Deepest
20:33 Moon down
Ends
21:45
Moon
On the horizon, southeast

The Moon rises at about 21:19 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
19:24
Total from
20:38
Deepest
21:02
Total until
21:26
Ends
22:40
Moon
25° up, east-southeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
19:24 Moon down
Total from
20:47
Deepest
21:12
Total until
21:37
Ends
23:00
Moon
9° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:09 with the eclipse under way.

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:30
Deepest
04:46
Ends
05:01
Moon
25° up, west-southwest

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:31
Deepest
03:10
Ends
03:50
Moon
26° up, south-southwest

Monday, February 11, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
21:30
Total from
22:34
Deepest
23:11
Total until
23:49
Ends
00:53
Moon
51° up, southeast

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
02:55
Total from
04:03
Deepest
04:51
Total until
05:39
Ends
06:47 Moon down
Moon
12° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:27 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
04:31
Deepest
06:08 Moon down
Ends
07:45 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

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

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
19:23 Moon down
Deepest
20:53 Moon down
Ends
22:23
Moon
On the horizon, southeast

The Moon rises at about 21:15 with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
16:11 Moon down
Deepest
17:55
Ends
19:38
Moon
11° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 16:39 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:12
Total from
19:18
Deepest
20:03
Total until
20:47
Ends
21:53
Moon
32° up, east

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, 202700:12All of it52° up, south-southeast
December 9, 203023:27All of it62° up, south-southeast
May 7, 203105:502 h 13 min2° up, west-southwest
October 30, 203107:1325 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
April 3, 203421:053 h 27 min11° up, east-southeast
January 21, 203804:48All of it34° up, west
June 17, 203804:432 h 35 min8° up, southwest
December 11, 203818:434 h 14 min18° up, east-northeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Bern?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Bern sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 57% of its disc is covered at 11:06. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Bern’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Bern?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Bern between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on June 21, 2039, when 62% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Bern?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Bern sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 05:13.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Bern sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 17:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 17:15 to 18:28.

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