Saturday, July 22, 2028
Total solar eclipse
67% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:15 PM
- Maximum
- 1:41 PM
- Ends
- 2:59 PM
- Sun
- 48° up, north-northwest
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Cairns
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Cairns sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 4:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Cairns sees to 2040, in Cairns time.
Next from Cairns
Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Cairns’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Cairns
5 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Cairns, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
63% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:40 PM
- Maximum
- 6:33 PM
- Sunset
- 6:34 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, March 10, 2035
Annular solar eclipse
8% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 6:39 AM
- Maximum
- 7:17 AM
- Ends
- 7:57 AM
- Sun
- 13° up, east
Monday, July 13, 2037
Total solar eclipse
76% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 11:19 AM
- Maximum
- 12:57 PM
- Ends
- 2:29 PM
- Sun
- 50° up, north-northwest
Sunday, December 26, 2038
Total solar eclipse
34% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:46 AM
- Maximum
- 9:53 AM
- Ends
- 11:10 AM
- Sun
- 56° up, east-southeast
Lunar eclipses seen from Cairns
12 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 Cairns.
Friday, July 7, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:08 AM
- Deepest
- 4:19 AM
- Ends
- 5:30 AM
- Moon
- 34° up, west-southwest
Monday, January 1, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:07 AM
- Total from
- 2:15 AM
- Deepest
- 2:51 AM
- Total until
- 3:28 AM
- Ends
- 4:36 AM
- Moon
- 35° up, northwest
Sunday, June 16, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:20 AM
- Deepest
- 4:33 AM
- Ends
- 5:45 AM
- Moon
- 29° up, west-southwest
Monday, April 26, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:27 PM
- Total from
- 12:40 AM
- Deepest
- 1:13 AM
- Total until
- 1:46 AM
- Ends
- 2:59 AM
- Moon
- 75° up, west
Tuesday, October 19, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 3:24 AM
- Total from
- 4:38 AM
- Deepest
- 5:02 AM
- Total until
- 5:26 AM
- Ends
- 6:40 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 10° up, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 5:49 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Friday, April 15, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 3:24 AM
- Total from
- 4:47 AM
- Deepest
- 5:12 AM
- Total until
- 5:37 AM
- Ends
- 7:00 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 17° up, west
The Moon sets at about 6:31 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 7:13 PM
- Total from
- 8:15 PM
- Deepest
- 8:55 PM
- Total until
- 9:34 PM
- Ends
- 10:36 PM
- Moon
- 37° up, east-northeast
Sunday, February 1, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 10:21 PM
- Total from
- 11:27 PM
- Deepest
- 12:00 AM
- Total until
- 12:32 AM
- Ends
- 1:39 AM
- Moon
- 54° up, north-northeast
Tuesday, June 7, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:23 AM
- Deepest
- 4:53 AM
- Ends
- 6:23 AM
- Moon
- 24° up, west-southwest
Thursday, December 1, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:11 AM
- Deepest
- 2:55 AM
- Ends
- 4:38 AM
- Moon
- 33° up, northwest
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 7:59 PM
- Total from
- 8:58 PM
- Deepest
- 9:44 PM
- Total until
- 10:31 PM
- Ends
- 11:30 PM
- Moon
- 54° up, east-southeast
Monday, November 19, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 3:12 AM
- Total from
- 4:18 AM
- Deepest
- 5:03 AM
- Total until
- 5:47 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 6:53 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 7° up, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 5:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2027 | 2:02 AM | All of it | 66° up, west-southwest |
| August 17, 2027 | 6:05 PM | 58 min | On the horizon, east-southeast |
| June 5, 2031 | 9:44 PM | All of it | 53° up, east-southeast |
| October 30, 2031 | 6:19 PM | 1 h 22 min | On the horizon, east-northeast |
| April 4, 2034 | 5:05 AM | 3 h 37 min | 19° up, west |
| February 22, 2035 | 7:04 PM | 2 h 33 min | 5° up, east-northeast |
| July 16, 2038 | 9:34 PM | All of it | 49° up, east-southeast |
| December 12, 2038 | 3:43 AM | 4 h 12 min | 24° 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 Cairns?
On Saturday, July 22, 2028, Cairns sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 67% of its disc is covered at 1:41 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Cairns’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Cairns?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Cairns between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 13, 2037, when 76% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Cairns?
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Cairns sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 4:19 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Cairns?
On Monday, January 1, 2029, Cairns sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 2:15 AM to 3:28 AM.