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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kinshasa

On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Kinshasa sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 40% of its disc is covered at 18:21. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kinshasa sees to 2040, in Kinshasa time.

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Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Kinshasa

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Kinshasa

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

Saturday, February 6, 2027

Annular solar eclipse

40% of the Sun covered here

Begins
17:39
Maximum
18:21
Sunset
18:21
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

43% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
05:35
Maximum
06:04
Ends
06:55
Sun
6° up, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

52% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
05:58
Maximum
06:22
Ends
07:30
Sun
5° up, east-northeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

47% of the Sun covered here

Begins
09:14
Maximum
10:29
Ends
11:51
Sun
65° up, east

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

27% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:10
Maximum
16:17
Ends
17:15
Sun
26° up, west-southwest

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

33% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:08
Maximum
16:19
Ends
17:19
Sun
22° up, west-northwest

Lunar eclipses seen from Kinshasa

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 Kinshasa.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:43
Deepest
05:13
Ends
05:42
Moon
10° up, west-northwest

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:08
Deepest
19:19
Ends
20:30
Moon
18° up, east-southeast

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 18:11 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:32
Total from
03:30
Deepest
04:22
Total until
05:13
Ends
06:12
Moon
24° up, west-southwest

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
62° up, north

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:20
Deepest
19:33
Ends
20:45
Moon
22° up, east-southeast

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
32° up, east-northeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:24
Total from
19:47
Deepest
20:12
Total until
20:37
Ends
22:00
Moon
33° up, east

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:30
Deepest
03:46
Ends
04:01
Moon
30° up, west

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
01:31
Deepest
02:10
Ends
02:50
Moon
57° up, west-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
66° up, northeast

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 06:13 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:23
Deepest
19:53
Ends
21:23
Moon
27° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
16:11 Moon down
Deepest
17:55
Ends
19:38
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 17:54 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
30° 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, 202700:12All of it76° up, north
December 9, 203023:27All of it63° up, north-northeast
May 7, 203104:503 h 10 min16° up, west-southwest
April 3, 203420:054 h 20 min30° up, east
January 21, 203804:483 h 21 min16° up, west-northwest
June 17, 203803:43All of it32° up, west-southwest
December 11, 203818:432 h 55 min9° up, east-northeast
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  • An alert the day before an eclipse you can see, and another an hour before its deepest moment.
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Kinshasa?

On Saturday, February 6, 2027, Kinshasa sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 40% of its disc is covered at 18:21. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kinshasa’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Kinshasa?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kinshasa between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 52% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Kinshasa?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Kinshasa sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 05:13.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Kinshasa sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 18:11. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 17:15 to 18:28.

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