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Solar and lunar eclipses in Chisinau

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Chisinau sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 39% of its disc is covered at 12:34. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Chisinau sees to 2040, in Chisinau time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

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Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Chisinau

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Chisinau

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

39% of the Sun covered here

Begins
11:31
Maximum
12:34
Ends
13:37
Sun
60° up, south-southeast

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

81% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:05
Maximum
08:14
Ends
09:33
Sun
28° up, east

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

21% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:02
Maximum
12:59
Ends
13:55
Sun
42° up, south-southwest

Friday, January 16, 2037

Partial solar eclipse

47% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:16
Maximum
11:47
Ends
13:20
Sun
22° up, south

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

13% of the Sun covered here

Begins
16:07
Maximum
16:30
Sunset
16:30
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

2% of the Sun covered here

Begins
17:11
Maximum
17:35
Ends
17:59
Sun
32° up, west

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

43% of the Sun covered here

Begins
20:30
Maximum
21:03
Sunset
21:03
Sun
On the horizon, northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Chisinau

17 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 Chisinau.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
05:43
Deepest
06:13
Ends
06:42
Moon
16° up, west-northwest

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:08 Moon down
Deepest
21:19
Ends
22:30
Moon
2° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 21:00 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
17:07
Total from
18:15
Deepest
18:51
Total until
19:28
Ends
20:36
Moon
23° up, east

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
04:32
Total from
05:30 Moon down
Deepest
06:22 Moon down
Total until
07:13 Moon down
Ends
08:12 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, southwest

The Moon sets at about 05:12 with the eclipse still under way.

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
64° up, south-southwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:20 Moon down
Deepest
21:33
Ends
22:45
Moon
5° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:50 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:38
Deepest
22:02
Total until
22:26
Ends
23:40
Moon
39° up, east-southeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:47
Deepest
22:12
Total until
22:37
Ends
00:00
Moon
21° up, southeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
05:30
Deepest
05:46
Ends
06:01
Moon
12° up, west-southwest

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:31
Deepest
04:10
Ends
04:50
Moon
17° up, southwest

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
56° up, south

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
03:55
Total from
05:03
Deepest
05:51
Total until
06:39 Moon down
Ends
07:47 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 05:57 with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
14:21 Moon down
Total from
15:27 Moon down
Deepest
16:00 Moon down
Total until
16:32 Moon down
Ends
17:39
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 17:03 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
05:31
Deepest
07:08 Moon down
Ends
08:45 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 05:37 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:23 Moon down
Deepest
21:53
Ends
23:23
Moon
8° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:45 with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
17:11
Deepest
18:55
Ends
20:38
Moon
25° up, east

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
19:12
Total from
20:18
Deepest
21:03
Total until
21:47
Ends
22:53
Moon
46° up, east-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 21, 202701:12All of it50° up, south-southwest
December 10, 203000:27All of it64° up, south-southwest
May 7, 203105:3645 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
April 3, 203422:05All of it24° up, southeast
January 21, 203805:48All of it19° up, west
June 17, 203805:211 h 06 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
December 11, 203819:43All of it33° up, east
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Chisinau?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Chisinau sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 39% of its disc is covered at 12:34. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Chisinau’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Chisinau?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Chisinau between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on June 1, 2030, when 81% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Chisinau?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Chisinau sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 06:13.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Chisinau sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 18:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 18:15 to 19:28.

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