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Solar and lunar eclipses in Macau

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Macau sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Macau sees to 2040, in Macau time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Macau

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

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

10% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:10 PM
Maximum
4:10 PM
Ends
5:02 PM
Sun
38° up, west-northwest

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

28% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:40 PM
Maximum
4:50 PM
Ends
5:50 PM
Sun
28° up, west-northwest

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

16% of the Sun covered here

Begins
1:01 PM
Maximum
2:14 PM
Ends
3:21 PM
Sun
42° up, southwest

Sunday, September 2, 2035

Total solar eclipse

33% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:25 AM
Maximum
8:23 AM
Ends
9:29 AM
Sun
30° up, east

Lunar eclipses seen from Macau

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 Macau.

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
37° 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
85° up, west-northwest

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 Moon down
Ends
8:28 AM Moon down
Moon
4° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:03 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
35° 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
50° up, south-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
47° up, west

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
38° 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
Deepest
6:55 PM
Total until
7:34 PM
Ends
8:36 PM
Moon
11° up, east

The Moon rises at about 6:03 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
11° up, west

The Moon sets at about 7:03 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
52° up, east

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
32° 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
80° up, west

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

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

The Moon rises at about 6:58 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
49° up, west

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, 20276:52 AM1 h 41 minOn the horizon, west
July 19, 202712:02 AMAll of it44° up, south
December 10, 20306:27 AM2 h 49 min5° up, west-northwest
June 5, 20317:44 PM1 h 33 min8° up, east-southeast
April 4, 20343:05 AMAll of it43° up, west-southwest
February 22, 20356:26 PM46 minOn the horizon, east
July 16, 20387:34 PM2 h 00 min4° up, east-southeast
December 12, 20381:43 AMAll of it70° up, west
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Macau?

On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Macau sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 10% of its disc is covered at 4:10 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Macau’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Macau?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Macau between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 33% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Macau?

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

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Macau 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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