Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
8% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:40
- Maximum
- 15:45
- Ends
- 16:42
- Sun
- 54° up, west
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Kunming
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Kunming sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 02:19. Below: every eclipse Kunming sees to 2040, in Kunming time.
Next from Kunming
Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Kunming’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Kunming
5 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Kunming, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
29% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 15:16
- Maximum
- 16:35
- Ends
- 17:44
- Sun
- 42° up, west
Wednesday, November 3, 2032
Partial solar eclipse
17% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:30
- Maximum
- 13:46
- Ends
- 14:59
- Sun
- 48° up, south-southwest
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
12% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 19:07
- Maximum
- 19:20
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Sun
- On the horizon, west
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Sunday, September 2, 2035
Total solar eclipse
43% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 07:17
- Maximum
- 08:13
- Ends
- 09:16
- Sun
- 18° up, east
Lunar eclipses seen from Kunming
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 Kunming.
Friday, July 7, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:08
- Deepest
- 02:19
- Ends
- 03:30
- Moon
- 38° up, south-southwest
Monday, January 1, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 23:07
- Total from
- 00:15
- Deepest
- 00:51
- Total until
- 01:28
- Ends
- 02:36
- Moon
- 85° up, east-southeast
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 04:54
- Total from
- 06:14
- Deepest
- 06:41
- Total until
- 07:09
- Ends
- 08:28 Moon down
- Moon
- 14° up, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 07:54 with the eclipse still under way.
Sunday, June 16, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:20
- Deepest
- 02:33
- Ends
- 03:45
- Moon
- 37° up, south-southwest
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 21:27
- Total from
- 22:40
- Deepest
- 23:13
- Total until
- 23:46
- Ends
- 00:59
- Moon
- 42° up, southeast
Tuesday, October 19, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:24
- Total from
- 02:38
- Deepest
- 03:02
- Total until
- 03:26
- Ends
- 04:40
- Moon
- 56° up, west-southwest
Friday, April 15, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:24
- Total from
- 02:47
- Deepest
- 03:12
- Total until
- 03:37
- Ends
- 05:00
- Moon
- 44° up, southwest
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 17:13 Moon down
- Total from
- 18:15 Moon down
- Deepest
- 18:55
- Total until
- 19:34
- Ends
- 20:36
- Moon
- On the horizon, east
The Moon rises at about 18:46 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 04:30
- Total from
- 05:34
- Deepest
- 06:11
- Total until
- 06:49
- Ends
- 07:53 Moon down
- Moon
- 21° up, west
The Moon sets at about 07:51 with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 20:21
- Total from
- 21:27
- Deepest
- 22:00
- Total until
- 22:32
- Ends
- 23:39
- Moon
- 42° up, east
Tuesday, June 7, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:23
- Deepest
- 02:53
- Ends
- 04:23
- Moon
- 36° up, south-southwest
Thursday, December 1, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 23:11
- Deepest
- 00:55
- Ends
- 02:38
- Moon
- 86° up, south
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 17:59 Moon down
- Total from
- 18:58 Moon down
- Deepest
- 19:44 Moon down
- Total until
- 20:31
- Ends
- 21:30
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 19:49 with the eclipse under way.
Monday, November 19, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:12
- Total from
- 02:18
- Deepest
- 03:03
- Total until
- 03:47
- Ends
- 04:53
- Moon
- 59° up, west
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 | 07:12 | 2 h 27 min | 5° up, west |
| July 19, 2027 | 00:02 | All of it | 39° up, south-southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 06:27 | 3 h 40 min | 16° up, west-northwest |
| June 5, 2031 | 19:50 | 42 min | On the horizon, east-southeast |
| April 4, 2034 | 03:05 | All of it | 49° up, southwest |
| July 16, 2038 | 20:02 | 1 h 09 min | On the horizon, east-southeast |
| December 12, 2038 | 01:43 | All of it | 80° up, west-southwest |
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 Kunming?
On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Kunming sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 8% of its disc is covered at 15:45. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Kunming’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Kunming?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Kunming between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 43% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Kunming?
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Kunming sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 02:19.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Kunming?
On Monday, January 1, 2029, Kunming sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 00:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 00:15 to 01:28.