Saturday, February 6, 2027
Annular solar eclipse
66% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 4:39 PM
- Maximum
- 5:54 PM
- Ends
- 7:00 PM
- Sun
- 15° up, west-southwest
Eclipses›Sierra Leone›Freetown
Solar and lunar eclipses in Freetown
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Freetown sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 66% of its disc is covered at 5:54 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Freetown sees to 2040, in Freetown time.
Next from Freetown
Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Freetown’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Freetown
6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Freetown, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
7% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:01 AM
- Maximum
- 8:36 AM
- Ends
- 9:14 AM
- Sun
- 26° up, east-northeast
Wednesday, January 26, 2028
Annular solar eclipse
22% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:23 PM
- Maximum
- 4:36 PM
- Ends
- 5:39 PM
- Sun
- 31° up, west-southwest
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
76% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:52 AM
- Maximum
- 8:57 AM
- Ends
- 10:11 AM
- Sun
- 29° up, east
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
83% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:34 PM
- Maximum
- 2:30 PM
- Ends
- 4:09 PM
- Sun
- 52° up, southwest
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
38% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:19 PM
- Maximum
- 2:07 PM
- Ends
- 3:42 PM
- Sun
- 68° up, northwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Freetown
15 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 Freetown.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:43 AM
- Deepest
- 4:13 AM
- Ends
- 4:42 AM
- Moon
- 41° up, west-northwest
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:08 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:19 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:30 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 7:15 PM with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:32 AM
- Total from
- 2:30 AM
- Deepest
- 3:22 AM
- Total until
- 4:13 AM
- Ends
- 5:12 AM
- Moon
- 41° up, southwest
Thursday, December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:54 PM
- Total from
- 10:14 PM
- Deepest
- 10:41 PM
- Total until
- 11:09 PM
- Ends
- 12:28 AM
- Moon
- 55° up, east-northeast
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:20 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:33 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:45 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 7:09 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:24 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:38 PM
- Deepest
- 7:02 PM
- Total until
- 7:26 PM
- Ends
- 8:40 PM
- Moon
- 7° up, east
The Moon rises at about 6:30 PM with the eclipse under way.
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:24 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:47 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 7:12 PM
- Total until
- 7:37 PM
- Ends
- 9:00 PM
- Moon
- 3° up, east
The Moon rises at about 6:59 PM with the eclipse under way.
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 2:30 AM
- Deepest
- 2:46 AM
- Ends
- 3:01 AM
- Moon
- 58° up, west-southwest
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 12:31 AM
- Deepest
- 1:10 AM
- Ends
- 1:50 AM
- Moon
- 69° up, south
Monday, February 11, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:30 PM
- Total from
- 9:34 PM
- Deepest
- 10:11 PM
- Total until
- 10:49 PM
- Ends
- 11:53 PM
- Moon
- 46° up, east
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 12:55 AM
- Total from
- 2:03 AM
- Deepest
- 2:51 AM
- Total until
- 3:39 AM
- Ends
- 4:47 AM
- Moon
- 52° up, southwest
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 2:31 AM
- Deepest
- 4:08 AM
- Ends
- 5:45 AM
- Moon
- 35° up, west-southwest
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:23 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:53 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:23 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 7:07 PM with the eclipse under way.
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 3:11 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 4:55 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 6:38 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 6:31 PM with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:12 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:18 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 7:03 PM
- Total until
- 7:47 PM
- Ends
- 8:53 PM
- Moon
- 8° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 6:24 PM 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.
| Date | Deepest | Moon up for | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2027 | 11:12 PM | All of it | 62° up, east |
| August 17, 2027 | 6:46 AM | 1 h 23 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| December 9, 2030 | 10:27 PM | All of it | 54° up, east-northeast |
| May 7, 2031 | 3:50 AM | All of it | 37° up, west-southwest |
| October 30, 2031 | 6:41 AM | 53 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 7:05 PM | 2 h 19 min | On the horizon, east |
| January 21, 2038 | 3:48 AM | All of it | 48° up, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 2:43 AM | All of it | 49° up, southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 6:35 PM | 1 h 18 min | On the horizon, east-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 Freetown?
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Freetown sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 66% of its disc is covered at 5:54 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Freetown’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Freetown?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Freetown between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 5, 2038, when 83% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Freetown?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Freetown sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 4:13 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Freetown?
On Tuesday, June 26, 2029, Freetown sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:22 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 2:30 AM to 4:13 AM.