Saturday, February 6, 2027
Annular solar eclipse
45% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 17:49
- Maximum
- 18:29
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Eclipses›Nigeria›Kano
Solar and lunar eclipses in Kano
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Kano sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 45% of its disc is covered at 18:29. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kano sees to 2040, in Kano time.
Next from Kano
Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Kano’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Kano
8 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Kano, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
17% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 09:23
- Maximum
- 10:22
- Ends
- 11:25
- Sun
- 58° up, east-northeast
Wednesday, January 26, 2028
Annular solar eclipse
6% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 17:15
- Maximum
- 17:54
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Sun
- 6° up, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
22% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Maximum
- 06:00
- Ends
- 06:26
- Sun
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
5% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:02
- Maximum
- 06:33
- Ends
- 07:06
- Sun
- 7° up, east-northeast
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
91% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 09:16
- Maximum
- 10:38
- Ends
- 12:09
- Sun
- 59° up, east-southeast
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
89% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:45
- Maximum
- 16:16
- Ends
- 17:31
- Sun
- 25° up, west-southwest
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
77% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:27
- Maximum
- 16:01
- Ends
- 17:18
- Sun
- 39° up, west-northwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Kano
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 Kano.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 04:43
- Deepest
- 05:13
- Ends
- 05:42
- Moon
- 22° up, west-northwest
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 18:08 Moon down
- Deepest
- 19:19
- Ends
- 20:30
- Moon
- 5° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:52 with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 16:07 Moon down
- Total from
- 17:15 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:51 Moon down
- Total until
- 18:28
- Ends
- 19:36
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 18:09 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 02:32
- Total from
- 03:30
- Deepest
- 04:22
- Total until
- 05:13
- Ends
- 06:12 Moon down
- Moon
- 22° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:11 with the eclipse still under way.
Thursday, December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:54
- Total from
- 23:14
- Deepest
- 23:41
- Total until
- 00:09
- Ends
- 01:28
- Moon
- 75° up, northeast
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 18:20 Moon down
- Deepest
- 19:33
- Ends
- 20:45
- Moon
- 9° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:45 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 18:24
- Total from
- 19:38
- Deepest
- 20:02
- Total until
- 20:26
- Ends
- 21:40
- Moon
- 28° up, east
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 18:24 Moon down
- Total from
- 19:47
- Deepest
- 20:12
- Total until
- 20:37
- Ends
- 22:00
- Moon
- 23° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:31 with the eclipse under way.
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 03:30
- Deepest
- 03:46
- Ends
- 04:01
- Moon
- 36° up, west
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:31
- Deepest
- 02:10
- Ends
- 02:50
- Moon
- 55° up, southwest
Monday, February 11, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:30
- Total from
- 22:34
- Deepest
- 23:11
- Total until
- 23:49
- Ends
- 00:53
- Moon
- 68° up, east
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:55
- Total from
- 03:03
- Deepest
- 03:51
- Total until
- 04:39
- Ends
- 05:47
- Moon
- 32° up, west-southwest
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 03:31
- Deepest
- 05:08
- Ends
- 06:45 Moon down
- Moon
- 14° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:17 with the eclipse still under way.
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 18:23 Moon down
- Deepest
- 19:53
- Ends
- 21:23
- Moon
- 14° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 18:42 with the eclipse under way.
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 16:11 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:55 Moon down
- Ends
- 19:38
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 17:56 with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 18:12
- Total from
- 19:18
- Deepest
- 20:03
- Total until
- 20:47
- Ends
- 21:53
- Moon
- 29° up, east-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 | 00:12 | All of it | 83° up, east-southeast |
| December 9, 2030 | 23:27 | All of it | 74° up, northeast |
| May 7, 2031 | 04:50 | 3 h 16 min | 16° up, west-southwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 20:05 | 3 h 47 min | 21° up, east |
| January 21, 2038 | 04:48 | All of it | 29° up, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 03:43 | All of it | 30° up, southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 18:43 | 2 h 54 min | 9° 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 Kano?
On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Kano sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 45% of its disc is covered at 18:29. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kano’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Kano?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kano between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on March 20, 2034, when 91% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Kano?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Kano sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 05:13.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Kano?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Kano sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 18:09. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 17:15 to 18:28.