Saturday, February 6, 2027
Annular solar eclipse
2% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 18:32
- Maximum
- 18:57
- Ends
- 19:22
- Sun
- 9° up, west-southwest
Eclipses›South Africa›Cape Town
Solar and lunar eclipses in Cape Town
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Cape Town sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 2% of its disc is covered at 18:57. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Cape Town sees to 2040, in Cape Town time.
Next from Cape Town
Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Cape Town’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Cape Town
5 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Cape Town, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
72% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:38
- Maximum
- 07:34
- Ends
- 08:35
- Sun
- 24° up, east
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
34% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Maximum
- 07:35
- Ends
- 08:30
- Sun
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Sunday, May 9, 2032
Annular solar eclipse
63% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 15:05
- Maximum
- 16:25
- Ends
- 17:36
- Sun
- 16° up, northwest
Thursday, December 15, 2039
Total solar eclipse
7% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 19:30
- Maximum
- 19:53
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Cape Town
16 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 Cape Town.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:08
- Deepest
- 20:19
- Ends
- 21:30
- Moon
- 30° up, east
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 17:07 Moon down
- Total from
- 18:15 Moon down
- Deepest
- 18:51 Moon down
- Total until
- 19:28 Moon down
- Ends
- 20:36
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 20:00 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 03:32
- Total from
- 04:30
- Deepest
- 05:22
- Total until
- 06:13
- Ends
- 07:12
- Moon
- 29° up, west
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:54
- Total from
- 00:14
- Deepest
- 00:41
- Total until
- 01:09
- Ends
- 02:28
- Moon
- 32° up, north
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:20
- Deepest
- 20:33
- Ends
- 21:45
- Moon
- 33° up, east
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 15:27 Moon down
- Total from
- 16:40 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:13 Moon down
- Total until
- 17:46 Moon down
- Ends
- 18:59
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:07 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
- 23° up, east-northeast
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:24
- Total from
- 20:47
- Deepest
- 21:12
- Total until
- 21:37
- Ends
- 23:00
- Moon
- 35° up, east-northeast
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 04:30
- Deepest
- 04:46
- Ends
- 05:01
- Moon
- 21° up, west-northwest
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:31
- Deepest
- 03:10
- Ends
- 03:50
- Moon
- 50° up, west-northwest
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:30
- Total from
- 23:34
- Deepest
- 00:11
- Total until
- 00:49
- Ends
- 01:53
- Moon
- 40° up, north-northeast
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:55
- Total from
- 04:03
- Deepest
- 04:51
- Total until
- 05:39
- Ends
- 06:47
- Moon
- 33° up, west
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 04:31
- Deepest
- 06:08
- Ends
- 07:45
- Moon
- 19° up, west
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:23
- Deepest
- 20:53
- Ends
- 22:23
- Moon
- 37° up, east
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 17:11 Moon down
- Deepest
- 18:55 Moon down
- Ends
- 20:38
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 19:38 with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 19:12 Moon down
- Total from
- 20:18
- Deepest
- 21:03
- Total until
- 21:47
- Ends
- 22:53
- Moon
- 16° up, northeast
The Moon rises at about 19:23 with the eclipse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 21, 2027 | 01:12 | All of it | 45° up, north |
| July 18, 2027 | 18:02 | All of it | 2° up, east-southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 00:27 | All of it | 33° up, north |
| May 7, 2031 | 05:50 | 3 h 44 min | 19° up, west |
| April 3, 2034 | 21:05 | All of it | 30° up, east-northeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 05:48 | 2 h 13 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 04:43 | All of it | 37° up, west |
| December 11, 2038 | 19:43 | 2 h 09 min | On the horizon, east-northeast |
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 Cape Town?
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Cape Town sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 2% of its disc is covered at 18:57. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Cape Town’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Cape Town?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Cape Town between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on November 25, 2030, when 72% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Cape Town?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Cape Town sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 20:19.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Cape Town?
On Tuesday, June 26, 2029, Cape Town sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 05:22. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 04:30 to 06:13.