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Solar and lunar eclipses in Maputo

On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Maputo sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 20:19. Below: every eclipse Maputo sees to 2040, in Maputo time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, July 6, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Maputo

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

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

89% of the Sun covered here

Begins
06:28
Maximum
07:30
Ends
08:40
Sun
34° up, east

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

42% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
06:23
Maximum
07:27
Ends
08:42
Sun
12° up, east-northeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Sunday, May 9, 2032

Annular solar eclipse

32% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:46
Maximum
16:46
Sunset
17:14
Sun
5° up, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

1% of the Sun covered here

Begins
16:57
Maximum
17:10
Sunset
17:10
Sun
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Maputo

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 Maputo.

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
19:08
Deepest
20:19
Ends
21:30
Moon
41° up, east

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
17:07 Moon down
Total from
18:15 Moon down
Deepest
18:51
Total until
19:28
Ends
20:36
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:42 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
Ends
07:12 Moon down
Moon
16° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:43 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
39° 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
45° up, east

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
15:27 Moon down
Total from
16:40 Moon down
Deepest
17:13 Moon down
Total until
17:46
Ends
18:59
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 17:20 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
37° up, 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
49° up, east-northeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:30
Deepest
04:46
Ends
05:01
Moon
11° up, west

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:31
Deepest
03:10
Ends
03:50
Moon
41° up, west

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
50° 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
20° up, west

The Moon sets at about 06:29 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
5° up, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:37 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
49° up, east

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
17:11 Moon down
Deepest
18:55
Ends
20:38
Moon
6° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 18:21 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
31° up, 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, 202701:12All of it50° up, north-northwest
July 18, 202718:02All of it10° up, east-southeast
December 10, 203000:27All of it40° up, north-northwest
May 7, 203105:502 h 30 min6° up, west-southwest
April 3, 203421:05All of it44° up, east-northeast
January 21, 203805:161 h 31 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 17, 203804:43All of it23° up, west-southwest
December 11, 203819:433 h 27 min14° up, northeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Maputo?

On Monday, November 25, 2030, Maputo sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 89% of its disc is covered at 07:30. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Maputo’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Maputo?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Maputo between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on November 25, 2030, when 89% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Maputo?

On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Maputo sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 20:19.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Maputo 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.

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