Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
11% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:10 PM
- Maximum
- 4:11 PM
- Ends
- 5:03 PM
- Sun
- 37° up, west-northwest
Eclipses›Hong Kong SAR China›Hong Kong
Solar and lunar eclipses in Hong Kong
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Hong Kong sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Hong Kong sees to 2040, in Hong Kong time.
Next from Hong Kong
Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Hong Kong’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Hong Kong
4 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Hong Kong, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
27% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:42 PM
- Maximum
- 4:50 PM
- Ends
- 5:50 PM
- Sun
- 27° up, west-northwest
Wednesday, November 3, 2032
Partial solar eclipse
16% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 1:02 PM
- Maximum
- 2:15 PM
- Ends
- 3:22 PM
- Sun
- 41° up, southwest
Sunday, September 2, 2035
Total solar eclipse
33% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:25 AM
- Maximum
- 8:24 AM
- Ends
- 9:31 AM
- Sun
- 31° up, east
Lunar eclipses seen from Hong Kong
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 Hong Kong.
Friday, July 7, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:08 AM
- Deepest
- 2:19 AM
- Ends
- 3:30 AM
- Moon
- 36° up, south-southwest
Monday, January 1, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:07 PM
- Total from
- 12:15 AM
- Deepest
- 12:51 AM
- Total until
- 1:28 AM
- Ends
- 2:36 AM
- Moon
- 84° up, west-northwest
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:54 AM
- Total from
- 6:14 AM
- Deepest
- 6:41 AM
- Total until
- 7:09 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:28 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 3° up, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 7:01 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Sunday, June 16, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:20 AM
- Deepest
- 2:33 AM
- Ends
- 3:45 AM
- Moon
- 34° up, southwest
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:27 PM
- Total from
- 10:40 PM
- Deepest
- 11:13 PM
- Total until
- 11:46 PM
- Ends
- 12:59 AM
- Moon
- 50° up, south-southeast
Tuesday, October 19, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:24 AM
- Total from
- 2:38 AM
- Deepest
- 3:02 AM
- Total until
- 3:26 AM
- Ends
- 4:40 AM
- Moon
- 46° up, west
Friday, April 15, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:24 AM
- Total from
- 2:47 AM
- Deepest
- 3:12 AM
- Total until
- 3:37 AM
- Ends
- 5:00 AM
- Moon
- 37° up, west-southwest
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:13 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:15 PM
- Deepest
- 6:55 PM
- Total until
- 7:34 PM
- Ends
- 8:36 PM
- Moon
- 11° up, east
The Moon rises at about 6:00 PM with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:30 AM
- Total from
- 5:34 AM
- Deepest
- 6:11 AM
- Total until
- 6:49 AM
- Ends
- 7:53 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 10° up, west
The Moon sets at about 7:00 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:21 PM
- Total from
- 9:27 PM
- Deepest
- 10:00 PM
- Total until
- 10:32 PM
- Ends
- 11:39 PM
- Moon
- 52° up, east
Tuesday, June 7, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:23 AM
- Deepest
- 2:53 AM
- Ends
- 4:23 AM
- Moon
- 32° up, southwest
Thursday, December 1, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:11 PM
- Deepest
- 12:55 AM
- Ends
- 2:38 AM
- Moon
- 80° up, west
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:59 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 6:58 PM
- Deepest
- 7:44 PM
- Total until
- 8:31 PM
- Ends
- 9:30 PM
- Moon
- 9° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 6:55 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, November 19, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:12 AM
- Total from
- 2:18 AM
- Deepest
- 3:03 AM
- Total until
- 3:47 AM
- Ends
- 4:53 AM
- Moon
- 49° up, west
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 | 6:49 AM | 1 h 38 min | On the horizon, west |
| July 19, 2027 | 12:02 AM | All of it | 44° up, south |
| December 10, 2030 | 6:27 AM | 2 h 47 min | 5° up, west-northwest |
| June 5, 2031 | 7:44 PM | 1 h 36 min | 9° up, east-southeast |
| April 4, 2034 | 3:05 AM | All of it | 42° up, west-southwest |
| February 22, 2035 | 6:24 PM | 49 min | On the horizon, east |
| July 16, 2038 | 7:34 PM | 2 h 02 min | 5° up, east-southeast |
| December 12, 2038 | 1:43 AM | All of it | 70° up, west |
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 Hong Kong?
On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Hong Kong sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 11% of its disc is covered at 4:11 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Hong Kong’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Hong Kong?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Hong Kong between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 33% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Hong Kong?
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Hong Kong sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Hong Kong?
On Monday, January 1, 2029, Hong Kong sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 12:15 AM to 1:28 AM.