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Solar and lunar eclipses in Dakar

On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Dakar sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 43% of its disc is covered at 17:58. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Dakar sees to 2040, in Dakar time.

Next from Dakar

Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Dakar

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Dakar

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

Saturday, February 6, 2027

Annular solar eclipse

43% of the Sun covered here

Begins
16:48
Maximum
17:58
Ends
19:01
Sun
16° up, west-southwest

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

26% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:41
Maximum
08:30
Ends
09:24
Sun
22° up, east-northeast

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

44% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:10
Maximum
16:39
Ends
17:54
Sun
31° up, west-southwest

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

52% of the Sun covered here

Begins
08:01
Maximum
09:00
Ends
10:07
Sun
25° up, east

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

60% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:25
Maximum
14:17
Ends
15:58
Sun
50° up, south-southwest

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

57% of the Sun covered here

Begins
11:55
Maximum
13:48
Ends
15:34
Sun
78° up, northwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Dakar

13 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 Dakar.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:43
Deepest
04:13
Ends
04:42
Moon
47° up, west-northwest

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:32
Total from
02:30
Deepest
03:22
Total until
04:13
Ends
05:12
Moon
40° up, southwest

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:54
Total from
22:14
Deepest
22:41
Total until
23:09
Ends
00:28
Moon
54° up, east-northeast

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
17:20 Moon down
Deepest
18:33 Moon down
Ends
19:45
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 19:38 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:24 Moon down
Total from
18:38 Moon down
Deepest
19:02
Total until
19:26
Ends
20:40
Moon
4° up, east

The Moon rises at about 18:43 with the eclipse under way.

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:24 Moon down
Total from
18:47 Moon down
Deepest
19:12 Moon down
Total until
19:37
Ends
21:00
Moon
On the horizon, east

The Moon rises at about 19:20 with the eclipse under way.

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:30
Deepest
02:46
Ends
03:01
Moon
60° up, west-southwest

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
00:31
Deepest
01:10
Ends
01:50
Moon
63° up, south

Monday, February 11, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:30
Total from
21:34
Deepest
22:11
Total until
22:49
Ends
23:53
Moon
43° up, east

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
00:55
Total from
02:03
Deepest
02:51
Total until
03:39
Ends
04:47
Moon
51° up, southwest

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:31
Deepest
04:08
Ends
05:45
Moon
35° up, southwest

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
17:23 Moon down
Deepest
18:53 Moon down
Ends
20:23
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 19:36 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:12 Moon down
Total from
18:18 Moon down
Deepest
19:03
Total until
19:47
Ends
20:53
Moon
6° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:32 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.

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
February 20, 202723:12All of it58° up, east
August 17, 202706:571 h 34 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
December 9, 203022:27All of it52° up, east-northeast
May 7, 203103:50All of it37° up, southwest
October 30, 203107:061 h 17 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
April 3, 203419:191 h 59 minOn the horizon, east
February 22, 203507:2832 minOn the horizon, west
January 21, 203803:48All of it54° up, west-northwest
June 17, 203802:43All of it46° up, south-southwest
December 11, 203818:411 h 12 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
The app’s sky view, with constellation figures drawn over the stars

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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 Dakar?

On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Dakar sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 43% of its disc is covered at 17:58. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Dakar’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Dakar?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Dakar between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 5, 2038, when 60% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Dakar?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Dakar sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 04:13.

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

On Tuesday, June 26, 2029, Dakar sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 03:22. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 02:30 to 04:13.

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