Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
Total here for 5 min 07 s
- Begins
- 12:01 PM
- Totality
- 1:23:57 PM
- Maximum
- 1:26 PM
- Ends
- 2:44 PM
- Sun
- 76° up, west-southwest
Eclipses›Saudi Arabia›Mecca
Solar and lunar eclipses in Mecca
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Mecca is inside the path of the total solar eclipse: the Sun is completely covered for 5 min 07 s, from 1:23:57 PM to 1:29:04 PM. Below: every eclipse Mecca sees to 2040, in Mecca time.
Next from Mecca
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Mecca’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Mecca
7 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Mecca, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
31% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 6:37 AM
- Maximum
- 7:37 AM
- Ends
- 8:46 AM
- Sun
- 25° up, east-northeast
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
15% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:08 AM
- Maximum
- 9:07 AM
- Ends
- 10:14 AM
- Sun
- 46° up, east
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
89% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:37 PM
- Maximum
- 2:06 PM
- Ends
- 3:28 PM
- Sun
- 58° up, southwest
Friday, January 16, 2037
Partial solar eclipse
5% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:06 PM
- Maximum
- 1:02 PM
- Ends
- 1:57 PM
- Sun
- 47° up, south
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
28% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:24 PM
- Maximum
- 5:52 PM
- Sunset
- 5:52 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
41% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:12 PM
- Maximum
- 6:11 PM
- Ends
- 7:04 PM
- Sun
- 11° up, west-northwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Mecca
18 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 Mecca.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 6:43 AM
- Deepest
- 7:13 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:42 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 7:06 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Thursday, July 6, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:08 PM
- Deepest
- 9:19 PM
- Ends
- 10:30 PM
- Moon
- 25° up, southeast
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 6:07 PM
- Total from
- 7:15 PM
- Deepest
- 7:51 PM
- Total until
- 8:28 PM
- Ends
- 9:36 PM
- Moon
- 27° up, east-northeast
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:32 AM
- Total from
- 5:30 AM
- Deepest
- 6:22 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 7:13 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:12 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 5:42 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Friday, December 21, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:54 PM
- Total from
- 1:14 AM
- Deepest
- 1:41 AM
- Total until
- 2:09 AM
- Ends
- 3:28 AM
- Moon
- 70° up, west
Saturday, June 15, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:20 PM
- Deepest
- 9:33 PM
- Ends
- 10:45 PM
- Moon
- 29° up, southeast
Sunday, April 25, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:27 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 5:40 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 6:13 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 6:46 PM
- Ends
- 7:59 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 6:41 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:24 PM
- Total from
- 9:38 PM
- Deepest
- 10:02 PM
- Total until
- 10:26 PM
- Ends
- 11:40 PM
- Moon
- 58° up, east-southeast
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:24 PM
- Total from
- 9:47 PM
- Deepest
- 10:12 PM
- Total until
- 10:37 PM
- Ends
- 12:00 AM
- Moon
- 45° up, southeast
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 5:30 AM
- Deepest
- 5:46 AM
- Ends
- 6:01 AM
- Moon
- 6° up, west
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 3:31 AM
- Deepest
- 4:10 AM
- Ends
- 4:50 AM
- Moon
- 24° up, west-southwest
Tuesday, February 12, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 11:30 PM
- Total from
- 12:34 AM
- Deepest
- 1:11 AM
- Total until
- 1:49 AM
- Ends
- 2:53 AM
- Moon
- 78° up, southwest
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 3:55 AM
- Total from
- 5:03 AM
- Deepest
- 5:51 AM
- Total until
- 6:39 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:47 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 2° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 6:00 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 3:21 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 4:27 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 5:00 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 5:32 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 6:39 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 6:09 PM with the eclipse under way.
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:31 AM
- Deepest
- 7:08 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 8:45 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 5:52 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Monday, June 6, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:23 PM
- Deepest
- 9:53 PM
- Ends
- 11:23 PM
- Moon
- 33° up, southeast
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 6:11 PM
- Deepest
- 7:55 PM
- Ends
- 9:38 PM
- Moon
- 30° up, east-northeast
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 8:12 PM
- Total from
- 9:18 PM
- Deepest
- 10:03 PM
- Total until
- 10:47 PM
- Ends
- 11:53 PM
- Moon
- 61° up, east
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 | 2:12 AM | All of it | 63° up, west-southwest |
| December 10, 2030 | 1:27 AM | All of it | 72° up, west |
| May 7, 2031 | 5:44 AM | 53 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 10:05 PM | All of it | 46° up, east-southeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 6:48 AM | 2 h 22 min | 3° up, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 5:43 AM | 1 h 30 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 8:43 PM | All of it | 41° up, east |
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 Mecca?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Mecca is inside the path of the total solar eclipse: the Sun is completely covered for 5 min 07 s, from 1:23:57 PM to 1:29:04 PM. Times are Mecca’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Mecca?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Mecca is inside the path of the total solar eclipse: the Sun is completely covered for 5 min 07 s, from 1:23:57 PM to 1:29:04 PM.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Mecca?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Mecca sees the partial lunar eclipse until the Moon sets, still eclipsed, deepest at 7:06 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Mecca?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Mecca sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 7:51 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:15 PM to 8:28 PM.