Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
65% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:21
- Maximum
- 07:19
- Ends
- 08:25
- Sun
- 28° up, east-southeast
Eclipses›Zimbabwe›Harare
Solar and lunar eclipses in Harare
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Harare sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 20:19. Below: every eclipse Harare sees to 2040, in Harare time.
Next from Harare
Partial lunar eclipse, July 6, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Harare’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Harare
4 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Harare, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
69% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Maximum
- 07:25
- Ends
- 08:47
- Sun
- 14° up, east-northeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Sunday, May 9, 2032
Annular solar eclipse
13% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:05
- Maximum
- 16:52
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Sun
- 8° up, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
16% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:38
- Maximum
- 17:25
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Harare
16 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 Harare.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:08
- Deepest
- 20:19
- Ends
- 21:30
- Moon
- 37° up, east-southeast
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 17:07 Moon down
- Total from
- 18:15 Moon down
- Deepest
- 18:51
- Total until
- 19:28
- Ends
- 20:36
- Moon
- 4° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 18:31 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 03:32
- Total from
- 04:30
- Deepest
- 05:22
- Total until
- 06:13
- Ends
- 07:12 Moon down
- Moon
- 14° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:32 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
- 47° up, north-northwest
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:20
- Deepest
- 20:33
- Ends
- 21:45
- Moon
- 42° up, east-southeast
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 15:27 Moon down
- Total from
- 16:40 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:13 Moon down
- Total until
- 17:46
- Ends
- 18:59
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 17:36 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:24
- Total from
- 20:38
- Deepest
- 21:02
- Total until
- 21:26
- Ends
- 22:40
- Moon
- 41° up, east-northeast
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:24
- Total from
- 20:47
- Deepest
- 21:12
- Total until
- 21:37
- Ends
- 23:00
- Moon
- 49° up, east
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 04:30
- Deepest
- 04:46
- Ends
- 05:01
- Moon
- 13° up, west
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:31
- Deepest
- 03:10
- Ends
- 03:50
- Moon
- 43° up, west
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
- 58° up, north
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 02:55
- Total from
- 04:03
- Deepest
- 04:51
- Total until
- 05:39
- Ends
- 06:47 Moon down
- Moon
- 20° up, west
The Moon sets at about 06:25 with the eclipse still under way.
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 04:31
- Deepest
- 06:08
- Ends
- 07:45 Moon down
- Moon
- 4° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:29 with the eclipse still under way.
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:23
- Deepest
- 20:53
- Ends
- 22:23
- Moon
- 46° up, east-southeast
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 17:11 Moon down
- Deepest
- 18:55
- Ends
- 20:38
- Moon
- 8° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 18:12 with the eclipse under way.
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
- 35° up, northeast
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 | 01:12 | All of it | 58° up, north-northwest |
| July 18, 2027 | 18:02 | All of it | 6° up, east-southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 00:27 | All of it | 49° up, north-northwest |
| May 7, 2031 | 05:50 | 2 h 24 min | 5° up, west-southwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 21:05 | All of it | 45° up, east-northeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 05:38 | 1 h 53 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 04:43 | All of it | 22° up, west-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 19:43 | 3 h 36 min | 17° up, 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 Harare?
On Monday, November 25, 2030, Harare sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 65% of its disc is covered at 07:19. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Harare’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Harare?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Harare between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 69% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Harare?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Harare sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 20:19.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Harare?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Harare sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 18:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 18:15 to 19:28.