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Solar and lunar eclipses in Moscow

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Moscow sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 9% of its disc is covered at 12:39. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Moscow sees to 2040, in Moscow time.

Next from Moscow

Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Moscow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Moscow

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

9% of the Sun covered here

Begins
12:00
Maximum
12:39
Ends
13:18
Sun
52° up, south

Tuesday, June 12, 2029

Partial solar eclipse

2% of the Sun covered here

Begins
05:31
Maximum
05:51
Ends
06:12
Sun
14° up, east-northeast

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

71% of the Sun covered here

Begins
07:22
Maximum
08:36
Ends
09:56
Sun
36° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

14% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
07:40
Maximum
07:40
Ends
08:08
Sun
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

11% of the Sun covered here

Begins
13:26
Maximum
14:09
Ends
14:52
Sun
31° up, south-southwest

Friday, January 16, 2037

Partial solar eclipse

54% of the Sun covered here

Begins
11:36
Maximum
13:04
Ends
14:30
Sun
13° up, south

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

87% of the Sun covered here

Begins
20:14
Maximum
21:12
Sunset
21:18
Sun
On the horizon, northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Moscow

15 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 Moscow.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
06:43
Deepest
07:13
Ends
07:42
Moon
13° up, west-northwest

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:08 Moon down
Deepest
21:19
Ends
22:30
Moon
On the horizon, southeast

The Moon rises at about 21:12 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:07
Total from
19:15
Deepest
19:51
Total until
20:28
Ends
21:36
Moon
29° up, east

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:54
Total from
01:14
Deepest
01:41
Total until
02:09
Ends
03:28
Moon
54° up, south-southwest

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:20 Moon down
Deepest
21:33
Ends
22:45
Moon
2° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 21:00 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:38
Deepest
22:02
Total until
22:26
Ends
23:40
Moon
37° up, southeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:24
Total from
21:47
Deepest
22:12
Total until
22:37
Ends
00:00
Moon
18° up, southeast

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
05:30
Deepest
05:46
Ends
06:01
Moon
5° up, west

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
03:31
Deepest
04:10
Ends
04:50
Moon
8° up, southwest

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
23:30
Total from
00:34
Deepest
01:11
Total until
01:49
Ends
02:53
Moon
47° up, south

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
03:55
Total from
05:03 Moon down
Deepest
05:51 Moon down
Total until
06:39 Moon down
Ends
07:47 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 04:51 with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
15:21 Moon down
Total from
16:27 Moon down
Deepest
17:00
Total until
17:32
Ends
18:39
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 16:53 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
20:23 Moon down
Deepest
21:53
Ends
23:23
Moon
5° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:53 with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:11
Deepest
19:55
Ends
21:38
Moon
30° up, east

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
20:12
Total from
21:18
Deepest
22:03
Total until
22:47
Ends
23:53
Moon
46° up, southeast

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, 202702:12All of it40° up, south-southwest
December 10, 203001:27All of it54° up, south-southwest
April 3, 203422:05All of it22° up, southeast
January 21, 203806:48All of it15° up, west-northwest
December 11, 203820:43All of it37° up, east-southeast
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Moscow?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Moscow sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 9% of its disc is covered at 12:39. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Moscow’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Moscow?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Moscow between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on June 21, 2039, when 87% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Moscow?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Moscow sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 07:13.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Moscow sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 19:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 19:15 to 20:28.

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