Saturday, July 22, 2028
Total solar eclipse
96% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:37 PM
- Maximum
- 1:58 PM
- Ends
- 3:12 PM
- Sun
- 29° up, north-northwest
Eclipses›Australia›Canberra
Solar and lunar eclipses in Canberra
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Canberra sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 4:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Canberra sees to 2040, in Canberra time.
Next from Canberra
Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Canberra’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Canberra
7 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Canberra, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
77% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 6:23 PM
- Maximum
- 7:17 PM
- Sunset
- 7:57 PM
- Sun
- 7° up, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, March 10, 2035
Annular solar eclipse
67% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:21 AM
- Maximum
- 8:24 AM
- Ends
- 9:36 AM
- Sun
- 17° up, east
Wednesday, February 27, 2036
Partial solar eclipse
1% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 4:26 PM
- Maximum
- 4:52 PM
- Ends
- 5:17 PM
- Sun
- 34° up, west-northwest
Monday, July 13, 2037
Total solar eclipse
82% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 11:36 AM
- Maximum
- 1:06 PM
- Ends
- 2:31 PM
- Sun
- 31° up, north-northwest
Sunday, December 26, 2038
Total solar eclipse
95% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 10:03 AM
- Maximum
- 11:23 AM
- Ends
- 12:51 PM
- Sun
- 65° up, east-northeast
Friday, May 11, 2040
Partial solar eclipse
17% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:50 PM
- Maximum
- 1:58 PM
- Ends
- 3:03 PM
- Sun
- 30° up, north-northwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Canberra
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 Canberra.
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
Monday, January 1, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 2:07 AM
- Total from
- 3:15 AM
- Deepest
- 3:51 AM
- Total until
- 4:28 AM
- Ends
- 5:36 AM
- Moon
- 19° 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
- 30° up, west
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
- 63° up, northwest
Tuesday, October 19, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:24 AM
- Total from
- 5:38 AM
- Deepest
- 6:02 AM
- Total until
- 6:26 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:40 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 2° up, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 6:17 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
- 15° up, west
The Moon sets at about 6:33 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:13 PM
- Total from
- 9:15 PM
- Deepest
- 9:55 PM
- Total until
- 10:34 PM
- Ends
- 11:36 PM
- Moon
- 31° up, northeast
Sunday, February 1, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:21 PM
- Total from
- 12:27 AM
- Deepest
- 1:00 AM
- Total until
- 1:32 AM
- Ends
- 2:39 AM
- Moon
- 36° up, north
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
- 25° up, west
Thursday, December 1, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 2:11 AM
- Deepest
- 3:55 AM
- Ends
- 5:38 AM
- Moon
- 18° 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
- 57° up, east-northeast
Monday, November 19, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:12 AM
- Total from
- 5:18 AM
- Deepest
- 6:03 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 6:47 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:53 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 5:48 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 | 62° up, west-northwest |
| August 17, 2027 | 5:30 PM | 1 h 33 min | On the horizon, east-southeast |
| June 5, 2031 | 9:44 PM | All of it | 56° up, east-northeast |
| October 30, 2031 | 7:31 PM | 1 h 10 min | On the horizon, east-northeast |
| April 4, 2034 | 5:05 AM | 3 h 31 min | 15° up, west |
| February 22, 2035 | 8:04 PM | 2 h 31 min | 4° up, east-northeast |
| July 16, 2038 | 9:34 PM | All of it | 53° up, east |
| December 12, 2038 | 4:43 AM | 3 h 19 min | 11° 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 Canberra?
On Saturday, July 22, 2028, Canberra sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 96% of its disc is covered at 1:58 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Canberra’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Canberra?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Canberra between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 22, 2028, when 96% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Canberra?
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Canberra sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 4:19 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Canberra?
On Monday, January 1, 2029, Canberra sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 3:15 AM to 4:28 AM.