Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
14% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 11:50
- Maximum
- 12:48
- Ends
- 13:43
- Sun
- 68° up, north-northwest
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kigali
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kigali sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 14% of its disc is covered at 12:48. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kigali sees to 2040, in Kigali time.
Next from Kigali
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Kigali’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Kigali
6 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Kigali, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
17% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:24
- Maximum
- 07:05
- Ends
- 07:50
- Sun
- 19° up, east-southeast
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
66% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 06:19
- Maximum
- 07:29
- Ends
- 08:53
- Sun
- 21° up, east-northeast
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
27% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 10:55
- Maximum
- 12:08
- Ends
- 13:23
- Sun
- 88° up, north-northwest
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
16% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:38
- Maximum
- 17:26
- Ends
- 18:10
- Sun
- 10° up, west-southwest
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
63% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 16:17
- Maximum
- 17:26
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Sun
- 8° up, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Kigali
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 Kigali.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 05:43
- Deepest
- 06:13 Moon down
- Ends
- 06:42 Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 06:04 with the eclipse still under way.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 19:08
- Deepest
- 20:19
- Ends
- 21:30
- Moon
- 31° 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
- Deepest
- 18:51
- Total until
- 19:28
- Ends
- 20:36
- Moon
- 9° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 18:05 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 Moon down
- Ends
- 07:12 Moon down
- Moon
- 9° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:07 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
- 62° 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
- 35° up, east-southeast
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 15:27 Moon down
- Total from
- 16:40 Moon down
- Deepest
- 17:13 Moon down
- Total until
- 17:46 Moon down
- Ends
- 18:59
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 17:57 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
- 47° 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
- 47° up, east-southeast
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 04:30
- Deepest
- 04:46
- Ends
- 05:01
- Moon
- 15° up, west
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 02:31
- Deepest
- 03:10
- Ends
- 03:50
- Moon
- 42° up, west-southwest
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
- 74° 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
- 18° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:09 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
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 06:09 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
- 40° 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
- 14° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 17:50 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
- 44° 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 | 01:12 | All of it | 70° up, northwest |
| December 10, 2030 | 00:27 | All of it | 64° up, north-northwest |
| May 7, 2031 | 05:50 | 2 h 06 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 21:05 | All of it | 45° up, east |
| January 21, 2038 | 05:48 | 2 h 23 min | 4° up, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 04:43 | 2 h 52 min | 18° up, west-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 19:43 | 4 h 00 min | 24° 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 Kigali?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kigali sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 14% of its disc is covered at 12:48. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kigali’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Kigali?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kigali between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 66% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Kigali?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Kigali sees the partial lunar eclipse until the Moon sets, still eclipsed, deepest at 06:04.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Kigali?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Kigali 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.