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Solar and lunar eclipses in Perth

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

Next from Perth

Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Perth

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

Saturday, July 22, 2028

Total solar eclipse

50% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:30 AM
Maximum
10:47 AM
Ends
12:08 PM
Sun
33° up, north-northeast

Monday, November 25, 2030

Total solar eclipse

77% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:01 PM
Maximum
4:12 PM
Ends
5:15 PM
Sun
34° up, west

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

5% of the Sun covered here

Begins
4:07 PM
Maximum
4:46 PM
Ends
5:23 PM
Sun
6° up, west-northwest

Saturday, March 10, 2035

Annular solar eclipse

1% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
6:12 AM
Maximum
6:12 AM
Ends
6:15 AM
Sun
On the horizon, east

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Monday, July 13, 2037

Total solar eclipse

94% of the Sun covered here

Begins
8:29 AM
Maximum
9:46 AM
Ends
11:13 AM
Sun
25° up, northeast

Sunday, December 26, 2038

Total solar eclipse

71% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:41 AM
Maximum
7:40 AM
Ends
8:46 AM
Sun
29° up, east

Lunar eclipses seen from Perth

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 Perth.

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
62° up, west

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
33° up, north

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
4:54 AM
Total from
6:14 AM Moon down
Deepest
6:41 AM Moon down
Total until
7:09 AM Moon down
Ends
8:28 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 5:08 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
58° up, west

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
67° up, northeast

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
29° up, northwest

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
43° up, west-northwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:13 PM Moon down
Total from
6:15 PM Moon down
Deepest
6:55 PM
Total until
7:34 PM
Ends
8:36 PM
Moon
7° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 6:18 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 Moon down
Total until
6:49 AM Moon down
Ends
7:53 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 5:53 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
28° up, northeast

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
53° up, west

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
35° up, north-northwest

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
5:59 PM
Total from
6:58 PM
Deepest
7:44 PM
Total until
8:31 PM
Ends
9:30 PM
Moon
29° up, east

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
22° up, northwest

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, 20275:59 AM47 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
July 19, 202712:02 AMAll of it79° up, north-northeast
December 10, 20305:07 AM1 h 00 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 5, 20317:44 PMAll of it28° up, east
April 4, 20343:05 AMAll of it42° up, west-northwest
July 16, 20387:34 PMAll of it25° up, east-southeast
December 12, 20381:43 AMAll of it31° up, north-northwest
The app’s sky view, with constellation figures drawn over the stars

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.
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Perth?

On Saturday, July 22, 2028, Perth sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 50% of its disc is covered at 10:47 AM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Perth’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Perth?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Perth between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on July 13, 2037, when 94% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Perth?

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

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Perth 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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