Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
9% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:33
- Maximum
- 15:12
- Ends
- 15:49
- Sun
- 44° up, west
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kabul
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kabul sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 9% of its disc is covered at 15:12. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kabul sees to 2040, in Kabul time.
Next from Kabul
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Kabul’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Kabul
7 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Kabul, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
31% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 08:48
- Maximum
- 10:14
- Ends
- 11:50
- Sun
- 65° up, east-southeast
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
11% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 10:48
- Maximum
- 11:53
- Ends
- 12:58
- Sun
- 76° up, south
Wednesday, November 3, 2032
Partial solar eclipse
5% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 08:15
- Maximum
- 08:56
- Ends
- 09:40
- Sun
- 27° up, southeast
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
98% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 15:10
- Maximum
- 16:19
- Ends
- 17:22
- Sun
- 21° up, west-southwest
Sunday, September 2, 2035
Total solar eclipse
15% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Maximum
- 05:26
- Ends
- 05:41
- Sun
- On the horizon, east
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Friday, January 16, 2037
Partial solar eclipse
4% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:49
- Maximum
- 15:29
- Ends
- 16:07
- Sun
- 16° up, southwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Kabul
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 Kabul.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:38
- Deepest
- 22:49
- Ends
- 00:00
- Moon
- 29° up, south-southeast
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:37
- Total from
- 20:45
- Deepest
- 21:21
- Total until
- 21:58
- Ends
- 23:06
- Moon
- 54° up, east
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:24
- Total from
- 02:44
- Deepest
- 03:11
- Total until
- 03:39
- Ends
- 04:58
- Moon
- 44° up, west
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:50
- Deepest
- 23:03
- Ends
- 00:15
- Moon
- 31° up, south-southeast
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 17:57 Moon down
- Total from
- 19:10
- Deepest
- 19:43
- Total until
- 20:16
- Ends
- 21:29
- Moon
- 13° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:27 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:54
- Total from
- 23:08
- Deepest
- 23:32
- Total until
- 23:56
- Ends
- 01:10
- Moon
- 65° up, south
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:54
- Total from
- 23:17
- Deepest
- 23:42
- Total until
- 00:07
- Ends
- 01:30
- Moon
- 45° up, south
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 05:01
- Deepest
- 05:40 Moon down
- Ends
- 06:20 Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 05:21 with the eclipse still under way.
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:00
- Total from
- 02:04
- Deepest
- 02:41
- Total until
- 03:19
- Ends
- 04:23
- Moon
- 49° up, west-southwest
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 16:51 Moon down
- Total from
- 17:57
- Deepest
- 18:30
- Total until
- 19:02
- Ends
- 20:09
- Moon
- 14° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 17:14 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:53
- Deepest
- 23:23
- Ends
- 00:53
- Moon
- 32° up, south
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:41
- Deepest
- 21:25
- Ends
- 23:08
- Moon
- 57° up, east-southeast
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:42
- Total from
- 22:48
- Deepest
- 23:33
- Total until
- 00:17
- Ends
- 01:23
- Moon
- 75° up, south
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 | 03:42 | All of it | 34° up, west-southwest |
| July 18, 2027 | 20:32 | All of it | 14° up, southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 02:57 | All of it | 46° up, west |
| April 3, 2034 | 23:35 | All of it | 50° up, south |
| January 21, 2038 | 07:02 | 47 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 22:13 | All of it | 66° up, east-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 Kabul?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kabul sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 9% of its disc is covered at 15:12. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kabul’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Kabul?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kabul between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on March 20, 2034, when 98% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Kabul?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Kabul sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 22:49.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Kabul?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Kabul sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 21:21. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 20:45 to 21:58.