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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kampala

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kampala sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 25% of its disc is covered at 13:50. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kampala sees to 2040, in Kampala time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

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Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Kampala

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Times are Kampala’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.

Solar eclipses seen from Kampala

6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Kampala, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

25% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:42
Maximum
13:50
Ends
14:52
Sun
68° up, northwest

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

9% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:30
Maximum
08:05
Ends
08:42
Sun
21° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

62% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:21
Maximum
08:33
Ends
09:59
Sun
25° up, east-northeast

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

29% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:03
Maximum
13:19
Ends
14:34
Sun
84° up, west

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

18% of the Sun covered here

Begins
17:39
Maximum
18:28
Sunset
18:58
Sun
6° up, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

75% of the Sun covered here

Begins
17:16
Maximum
18:25
Sunset
18:57
Sun
7° up, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Kampala

17 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 Kampala.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
06:43
Deepest
07:13 Moon down
Ends
07:42 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 06:57 with the eclipse still under way.

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:08
Deepest
21:19
Ends
22:30
Moon
32° up, east-southeast

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
18:07 Moon down
Total from
19:15
Deepest
19:51
Total until
20:28
Ends
21:36
Moon
13° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:50 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
04:32
Total from
05:30
Deepest
06:22
Total until
07:13 Moon down
Ends
08:12 Moon down
Moon
6° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:52 with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:54
Total from
01:14
Deepest
01:41
Total until
02:09
Ends
03:28
Moon
63° up, north-northwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:20
Deepest
21:33
Ends
22:45
Moon
36° up, east-southeast

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
16:27 Moon down
Total from
17:40 Moon down
Deepest
18:13 Moon down
Total until
18:46 Moon down
Ends
19:59
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 18:49 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:38
Deepest
22:02
Total until
22:26
Ends
23:40
Moon
50° up, east-northeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:47
Deepest
22:12
Total until
22:37
Ends
00:00
Moon
49° up, east-southeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
05:30
Deepest
05:46
Ends
06:01
Moon
13° up, west

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:31
Deepest
04:10
Ends
04:50
Moon
39° up, west-southwest

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:30
Total from
00:34
Deepest
01:11
Total until
01:49
Ends
02:53
Moon
76° up, north

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
03:55
Total from
05:03
Deepest
05:51
Total until
06:39
Ends
07:47 Moon down
Moon
15° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:56 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
05:31
Deepest
07:08 Moon down
Ends
08:45 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:55 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:23
Deepest
21:53
Ends
23:23
Moon
41° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
18:11 Moon down
Deepest
19:55
Ends
21:38
Moon
17° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:36 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:12
Total from
21:18
Deepest
22:03
Total until
22:47
Ends
23:53
Moon
48° up, east-northeast

Penumbral lunar eclipses

The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. Listed for completeness: most people notice nothing.

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
February 21, 202702:12All of it70° up, west-northwest
December 10, 203001:27All of it65° up, north-northwest
May 7, 203106:441 h 52 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
April 3, 203422:05All of it47° up, east
January 21, 203806:482 h 16 min2° up, west-northwest
June 17, 203805:432 h 38 min15° up, west-southwest
December 11, 203820:434 h 14 min27° up, east-northeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Kampala?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kampala sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 25% of its disc is covered at 13:50. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kampala’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Kampala?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kampala between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 2, 2038, when 75% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Kampala?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Kampala sees the partial lunar eclipse until the Moon sets, still eclipsed, deepest at 06:57.

When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Kampala?

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Kampala sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 19:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 19:15 to 20:28.

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