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Solar and lunar eclipses in Caracas

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Caracas sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:13 AM. Below: every eclipse Caracas sees to 2040, in Caracas time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, January 12, 2028

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Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Caracas

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

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

51% of the Sun covered here

Begins
8:44 AM
Maximum
10:28 AM
Ends
12:29 PM
Sun
46° up, southeast

Friday, November 14, 2031

Hybrid solar eclipse

12% of the Sun covered here

Begins
5:47 PM
Maximum
6:01 PM
Sunset
6:01 PM
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Tuesday, September 12, 2034

Annular solar eclipse

8% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:42 AM
Maximum
11:41 AM
Ends
12:42 PM
Sun
78° up, east-southeast

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

77% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:59 AM
Maximum
8:08 AM
Ends
9:29 AM
Sun
17° up, east-southeast

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

93% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:40 AM
Maximum
7:47 AM
Ends
9:05 AM
Sun
21° up, east-northeast

Sunday, November 4, 2040

Partial solar eclipse

5% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:43 PM
Maximum
4:21 PM
Ends
4:56 PM
Sun
23° up, west-southwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Caracas

9 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 Caracas.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:43 PM
Deepest
12:13 AM
Ends
12:42 AM
Moon
76° up, north-northeast

Monday, June 25, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:32 PM
Total from
10:30 PM
Deepest
11:22 PM
Total until
12:13 AM
Ends
1:12 AM
Moon
52° up, south-southeast

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:54 PM Moon down
Total from
6:14 PM
Deepest
6:41 PM
Total until
7:09 PM
Ends
8:28 PM
Moon
7° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 6:06 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:13 AM
Total from
6:15 AM
Deepest
6:55 AM Moon down
Total until
7:34 AM Moon down
Ends
8:36 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west

The Moon sets at about 6:17 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Wednesday, September 27, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:30 PM
Deepest
10:46 PM
Ends
11:01 PM
Moon
65° up, east-southeast

Saturday, August 18, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:31 PM
Deepest
9:10 PM
Ends
9:50 PM
Moon
35° up, east-southeast

Monday, February 11, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:30 PM Moon down
Total from
5:34 PM Moon down
Deepest
6:11 PM Moon down
Total until
6:49 PM
Ends
7:53 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 6:32 PM with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, August 6, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:55 PM
Total from
10:03 PM
Deepest
10:51 PM
Total until
11:39 PM
Ends
12:47 AM
Moon
53° up, southeast

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:31 PM
Deepest
12:08 AM
Ends
1:45 AM
Moon
59° up, south-southeast

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, 20277:12 PM2 h 43 min9° up, east
August 17, 20273:13 AMAll of it43° up, west-southwest
December 9, 20306:27 PM2 h 45 min5° up, east-northeast
May 6, 203111:50 PMAll of it60° up, south-southeast
October 30, 20313:45 AMAll of it37° up, west
February 22, 20355:04 AM3 h 53 min24° up, west
January 20, 203811:48 PMAll of it74° up, northeast
June 16, 203810:43 PMAll of it48° up, southeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Caracas?

On Wednesday, January 26, 2028, Caracas sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 51% of its disc is covered at 10:28 AM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Caracas’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Caracas?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Caracas between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 2, 2038, when 93% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Caracas?

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

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

On Monday, June 25, 2029, Caracas sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 11:22 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 10:30 PM to 12:13 AM.

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