Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
63% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:52 PM
- Maximum
- 2:09 PM
- Ends
- 3:18 PM
- Sun
- 56° up, west-northwest
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Solar and lunar eclipses in Mogadishu
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Mogadishu sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 63% of its disc is covered at 2:09 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Mogadishu sees to 2040, in Mogadishu time.
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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Mogadishu’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Mogadishu
5 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Mogadishu, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, May 21, 2031
Annular solar eclipse
79% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:25 AM
- Maximum
- 8:50 AM
- Ends
- 10:37 AM
- Sun
- 42° up, east-northeast
Monday, March 20, 2034
Total solar eclipse
15% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:55 PM
- Maximum
- 1:56 PM
- Ends
- 2:53 PM
- Sun
- 62° up, west
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
4% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:51 PM
- Maximum
- 6:04 PM
- Sunset
- 6:04 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
69% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:21 PM
- Maximum
- 6:09 PM
- Sunset
- 6:09 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Mogadishu
17 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 Mogadishu.
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
- 42° 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
- 25° 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 5:56 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
- 56° up, northwest
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
- 46° 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
- Total until
- 6:46 PM
- Ends
- 7:59 PM
- Moon
- 3° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 5:58 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
- 63° up, east-northeast
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
- 61° up, east-southeast
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:30 AM
- Deepest
- 5:46 AM
- Ends
- 6:01 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west
The Moon sets at about 5:50 AM with the eclipse still under way.
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
- 26° 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
- 71° up, northwest
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 6:01 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 6:13 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 5:59 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
- 50° 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
- 59° up, northeast
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 | 58° up, west-northwest |
| July 18, 2027 | 7:02 PM | All of it | 11° up, east-southeast |
| December 10, 2030 | 1:27 AM | All of it | 59° up, northwest |
| May 7, 2031 | 5:48 AM | 57 min | On the horizon, west-southwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 10:05 PM | All of it | 59° up, east-southeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 6:11 AM | 1 h 26 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 5:43 AM | 1 h 42 min | 2° up, west-southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 8:43 PM | All of it | 39° up, east-northeast |
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 Mogadishu?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Mogadishu sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 63% of its disc is covered at 2:09 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Mogadishu’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Mogadishu?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Mogadishu between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 79% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Mogadishu?
On Thursday, July 6, 2028, Mogadishu sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 9:19 PM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Mogadishu?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Mogadishu 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.