Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
52% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:05
- Maximum
- 17:01
- Ends
- 17:53
- Sun
- 20° up, west-northwest
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Colombo
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Colombo sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 52% of its disc is covered at 17:01. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Colombo sees to 2040, in Colombo time.
Next from Colombo
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Colombo’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Colombo
4 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Colombo, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Saturday, July 22, 2028
Total solar eclipse
20% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:08
- Maximum
- 06:50
- Ends
- 07:37
- Sun
- 10° up, east-northeast
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
85% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 11:07
- Maximum
- 13:15
- Ends
- 15:11
- Sun
- 69° up, northwest
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
5% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:54
- Maximum
- 17:25
- Ends
- 17:55
- Sun
- 13° up, west
Lunar eclipses seen from Colombo
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 Colombo.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:38
- Deepest
- 23:49
- Ends
- 01:00
- Moon
- 59° up, south-southeast
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 20:37
- Total from
- 21:45
- Deepest
- 22:21
- Total until
- 22:58
- Ends
- 00:06
- Moon
- 58° up, northeast
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:24
- Total from
- 03:44
- Deepest
- 04:11
- Total until
- 04:39
- Ends
- 05:58
- Moon
- 29° up, west-northwest
Sunday, June 16, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:50
- Deepest
- 00:03
- Ends
- 01:15
- Moon
- 60° up, south
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 18:57
- Total from
- 20:10
- Deepest
- 20:43
- Total until
- 21:16
- Ends
- 22:29
- Moon
- 34° up, east-southeast
Tuesday, October 19, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:54
- Total from
- 00:08
- Deepest
- 00:32
- Total until
- 00:56
- Ends
- 02:10
- Moon
- 80° up, west-northwest
Friday, April 15, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:54
- Total from
- 00:17
- Deepest
- 00:42
- Total until
- 01:07
- Ends
- 02:30
- Moon
- 72° up, south-southwest
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 14:43 Moon down
- Total from
- 15:45 Moon down
- Deepest
- 16:25 Moon down
- Total until
- 17:04 Moon down
- Ends
- 18:06
- Moon
- On the horizon, east
The Moon rises at about 17:59 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:00
- Total from
- 03:04
- Deepest
- 03:41
- Total until
- 04:19
- Ends
- 05:23
- Moon
- 40° up, west-northwest
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 17:51 Moon down
- Total from
- 18:57
- Deepest
- 19:30
- Total until
- 20:02
- Ends
- 21:09
- Moon
- 17° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 18:13 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 7, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:53
- Deepest
- 00:23
- Ends
- 01:53
- Moon
- 60° up, south
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 20:41
- Deepest
- 22:25
- Ends
- 00:08
- Moon
- 63° up, northeast
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 15:29 Moon down
- Total from
- 16:28 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:14 Moon down
- Total until
- 18:01 Moon down
- Ends
- 19:00
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:22 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, November 19, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 22:42
- Total from
- 23:48
- Deepest
- 00:33
- Total until
- 01:17
- Ends
- 02:23
- Moon
- 74° up, northwest
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 | 04:42 | 3 h 48 min | 25° up, west |
| July 18, 2027 | 21:32 | All of it | 39° up, southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 03:57 | All of it | 31° up, west-northwest |
| April 4, 2034 | 00:35 | All of it | 77° up, south-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 23:13 | All of it | 70° up, 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 Colombo?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Colombo sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 52% of its disc is covered at 17:01. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Colombo’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Colombo?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Colombo between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 85% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Colombo?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Colombo sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 23:49.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Colombo?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Colombo sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 22:21. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 21:45 to 22:58.