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Solar and lunar eclipses in Chengdu

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Chengdu sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 02:19. Below: every eclipse Chengdu sees to 2040, in Chengdu time.

Next from Chengdu

Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Chengdu

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

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

22% of the Sun covered here

Begins
14:15
Maximum
15:40
Ends
16:52
Sun
54° up, west

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

14% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:30
Maximum
16:32
Ends
17:27
Sun
41° up, west

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

28% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:17
Maximum
13:42
Ends
15:04
Sun
42° up, south-southwest

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

11% of the Sun covered here

Begins
19:03
Maximum
19:14
Sunset
19:14
Sun
On the horizon, west

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, September 2, 2035

Total solar eclipse

65% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:16
Maximum
08:17
Ends
09:25
Sun
20° up, east

Lunar eclipses seen from Chengdu

14 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 Chengdu.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:08
Deepest
02:19
Ends
03:30
Moon
33° up, south-southwest

Monday, January 1, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:07
Total from
00:15
Deepest
00:51
Total until
01:28
Ends
02:36
Moon
82° up, south-southeast

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
04:54
Total from
06:14
Deepest
06:41
Total until
07:09
Ends
08:28 Moon down
Moon
15° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 08:02 with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:20
Deepest
02:33
Ends
03:45
Moon
32° up, south-southwest

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
21:27
Total from
22:40
Deepest
23:13
Total until
23:46
Ends
00:59
Moon
38° up, southeast

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:24
Total from
02:38
Deepest
03:02
Total until
03:26
Ends
04:40
Moon
52° up, west-southwest

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:24
Total from
02:47
Deepest
03:12
Total until
03:37
Ends
05:00
Moon
39° up, southwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:13 Moon down
Total from
18:15 Moon down
Deepest
18:55
Total until
19:34
Ends
20:36
Moon
3° up, east

The Moon rises at about 18:38 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:30
Total from
05:34
Deepest
06:11
Total until
06:49
Ends
07:53
Moon
20° up, west

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:21
Total from
21:27
Deepest
22:00
Total until
22:32
Ends
23:39
Moon
43° up, east

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:23
Deepest
02:53
Ends
04:23
Moon
30° up, south-southwest

Thursday, December 1, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:11
Deepest
00:55
Ends
02:38
Moon
80° up, south

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:59 Moon down
Total from
18:58 Moon down
Deepest
19:44 Moon down
Total until
20:31
Ends
21:30
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 19:55 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:12
Total from
02:18
Deepest
03:03
Total until
03:47
Ends
04:53
Moon
57° up, west-southwest

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, 202707:122 h 27 min5° up, west
July 19, 202700:02All of it34° up, south-southeast
December 10, 203006:273 h 46 min16° up, west-northwest
June 5, 203119:5636 minOn the horizon, east-southeast
April 4, 203403:05All of it44° up, southwest
July 16, 203820:091 h 02 minOn the horizon, east-southeast
December 12, 203801:43All of it76° up, southwest
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  • An alert the day before an eclipse you can see, and another an hour before its deepest moment.
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Chengdu?

On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Chengdu sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 22% of its disc is covered at 15:40. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Chengdu’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Chengdu?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Chengdu between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 65% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Chengdu?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Chengdu sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 02:19.

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Chengdu sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 00:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 00:15 to 01:28.

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