Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
15% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 6:01 AM
- Maximum
- 6:01 AM
- Ends
- 6:19 AM
- Sun
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Eclipses›Canada›Halifax
Solar and lunar eclipses in Halifax
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Halifax sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 15% of its disc is covered at 6:01 AM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Halifax sees to 2040, in Halifax time.
Next from Halifax
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Halifax’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Halifax
9 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Halifax, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, January 26, 2028
Annular solar eclipse
5% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 10:43 AM
- Maximum
- 11:35 AM
- Ends
- 12:26 PM
- Sun
- 26° up, south-southeast
Sunday, January 14, 2029
Partial solar eclipse
34% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:51 PM
- Maximum
- 2:07 PM
- Ends
- 3:18 PM
- Sun
- 20° up, south-southwest
Wednesday, March 30, 2033
Total solar eclipse
3% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:36 PM
- Maximum
- 4:04 PM
- Ends
- 4:31 PM
- Sun
- 36° up, southwest
Thursday, August 21, 2036
Partial solar eclipse
3% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 2:14 PM
- Maximum
- 2:42 PM
- Ends
- 3:10 PM
- Sun
- 52° up, southwest
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
18% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 7:51 AM
- Maximum
- 8:35 AM
- Ends
- 9:32 AM
- Sun
- 6° up, southeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
7% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:53 AM
- Maximum
- 9:33 AM
- Ends
- 10:14 AM
- Sun
- 40° up, east
Tuesday, June 21, 2039
Annular solar eclipse
6% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 1:56 PM
- Maximum
- 2:52 PM
- Ends
- 3:44 PM
- Sun
- 61° up, southwest
Sunday, November 4, 2040
Partial solar eclipse
65% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 2:15 PM
- Maximum
- 3:31 PM
- Ends
- 4:41 PM
- Sun
- 13° up, southwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Halifax
10 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 Halifax.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:43 PM
- Deepest
- 12:13 AM
- Ends
- 12:42 AM
- Moon
- 68° up, south
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 10:32 PM
- Total from
- 11:30 PM
- Deepest
- 12:22 AM
- Total until
- 1:13 AM
- Ends
- 2:12 AM
- Moon
- 20° up, south-southeast
Thursday, December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 4:54 PM
- Total from
- 6:14 PM
- Deepest
- 6:41 PM
- Total until
- 7:09 PM
- Ends
- 8:28 PM
- Moon
- 20° up, east-northeast
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 6:13 AM
- Total from
- 7:15 AM
- Deepest
- 7:55 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 8:34 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 9:36 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west
The Moon sets at about 7:22 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Wednesday, September 27, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:30 PM
- Deepest
- 11:46 PM
- Ends
- 12:01 AM
- Moon
- 42° up, south-southeast
Saturday, August 18, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:31 PM
- Deepest
- 10:10 PM
- Ends
- 10:50 PM
- Moon
- 19° up, southeast
Monday, February 11, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:30 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 5:34 PM
- Deepest
- 6:11 PM
- Total until
- 6:49 PM
- Ends
- 7:53 PM
- Moon
- 6° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 5:31 PM with the eclipse under way.
Wednesday, August 6, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:55 PM
- Total from
- 11:03 PM
- Deepest
- 11:51 PM
- Total until
- 12:39 AM
- Ends
- 1:47 AM
- Moon
- 25° up, south-southeast
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:31 PM
- Deepest
- 1:08 AM
- Ends
- 2:45 AM
- Moon
- 25° up, south
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 1:12 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 2:18 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 3:03 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 3:47 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 4:53 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 4:39 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 | 7:12 PM | 3 h 31 min | 14° up, east |
| August 17, 2027 | 4:13 AM | All of it | 19° up, southwest |
| December 9, 2030 | 6:27 PM | 4 h 18 min | 18° up, east-northeast |
| May 7, 2031 | 12:50 AM | All of it | 27° up, south |
| October 30, 2031 | 4:45 AM | All of it | 33° up, west-southwest |
| February 22, 2035 | 5:04 AM | 4 h 09 min | 20° up, west |
| January 20, 2038 | 11:48 PM | All of it | 65° up, south-southeast |
| June 16, 2038 | 11:43 PM | All of it | 19° up, south-southeast |
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 Halifax?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Halifax sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 15% of its disc is covered at 6:01 AM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Halifax’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Halifax?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Halifax between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on November 4, 2040, when 65% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Halifax?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Halifax sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:13 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Halifax?
On Tuesday, June 26, 2029, Halifax sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:22 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 11:30 PM to 1:13 AM.