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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kuala Lumpur

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kuala Lumpur sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 33% of its disc is covered at 7:27 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Kuala Lumpur sees to 2040, in Kuala Lumpur time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Kuala Lumpur

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Kuala Lumpur

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

33% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:51 PM
Maximum
7:27 PM
Sunset
7:27 PM
Sun
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, July 22, 2028

Total solar eclipse

52% of the Sun covered here

Begins
8:33 AM
Maximum
9:39 AM
Ends
10:55 AM
Sun
34° up, east-northeast

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

86% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:01 PM
Maximum
4:47 PM
Ends
6:11 PM
Sun
34° up, west-northwest

Sunday, December 26, 2038

Total solar eclipse

39% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
7:15 AM
Maximum
7:15 AM
Ends
7:58 AM
Sun
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Kuala Lumpur

14 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 Kuala Lumpur.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:08 AM
Deepest
2:19 AM
Ends
3:30 AM
Moon
59° up, south-southwest

Monday, January 1, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:07 PM
Total from
12:15 AM
Deepest
12:51 AM
Total until
1:28 AM
Ends
2:36 AM
Moon
69° up, north-northeast

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:54 AM
Total from
6:14 AM
Deepest
6:41 AM
Total until
7:09 AM
Ends
8:28 AM Moon down
Moon
7° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:17 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:20 AM
Deepest
2:33 AM
Ends
3:45 AM
Moon
57° up, southwest

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:27 PM
Total from
10:40 PM
Deepest
11:13 PM
Total until
11:46 PM
Ends
12:59 AM
Moon
56° up, east-southeast

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:24 AM
Total from
2:38 AM
Deepest
3:02 AM
Total until
3:26 AM
Ends
4:40 AM
Moon
58° up, west-northwest

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:24 AM
Total from
2:47 AM
Deepest
3:12 AM
Total until
3:37 AM
Ends
5:00 AM
Moon
57° up, west-southwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:13 PM Moon down
Total from
6:15 PM Moon down
Deepest
6:55 PM Moon down
Total until
7:34 PM
Ends
8:36 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east

The Moon rises at about 7:00 PM with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:30 AM
Total from
5:34 AM
Deepest
6:11 AM
Total until
6:49 AM
Ends
7:53 AM Moon down
Moon
18° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:32 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:21 PM
Total from
9:27 PM
Deepest
10:00 PM
Total until
10:32 PM
Ends
11:39 PM
Moon
37° up, east-northeast

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:23 AM
Deepest
2:53 AM
Ends
4:23 AM
Moon
54° up, southwest

Thursday, December 1, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:11 PM
Deepest
12:55 AM
Ends
2:38 AM
Moon
71° up, north

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:59 PM Moon down
Total from
6:58 PM Moon down
Deepest
7:44 PM
Total until
8:31 PM
Ends
9:30 PM
Moon
6° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 7:14 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:12 AM
Total from
2:18 AM
Deepest
3:03 AM
Total until
3:47 AM
Ends
4:53 AM
Moon
55° up, west-northwest

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, 20277:12 AM2 h 15 min3° up, west
July 19, 202712:02 AMAll of it58° up, southeast
December 10, 20306:27 AM3 h 04 min9° up, west-northwest
June 5, 20317:44 PM1 h 16 min5° up, east-southeast
April 4, 20343:05 AMAll of it62° up, west-southwest
July 16, 20387:34 PM1 h 46 min2° up, east-southeast
December 12, 20381:43 AMAll of it69° up, north-northwest
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Kuala Lumpur?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Kuala Lumpur sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 33% of its disc is covered at 7:27 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kuala Lumpur’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Kuala Lumpur?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kuala Lumpur between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 86% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Kuala Lumpur?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Kuala Lumpur sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM.

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Kuala Lumpur sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 12:15 AM to 1:28 AM.

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