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Solar and lunar eclipses in Phnom Penh

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Phnom Penh sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 12% of its disc is covered at 6:25 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Phnom Penh sees to 2040, in Phnom Penh time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Phnom Penh

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Phnom Penh

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

12% of the Sun covered here

Begins
5:55 PM
Maximum
6:25 PM
Sunset
6:25 PM
Sun
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, July 22, 2028

Total solar eclipse

24% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:45 AM
Maximum
8:41 AM
Ends
9:42 AM
Sun
40° up, east-northeast

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

71% of the Sun covered here

Begins
2:11 PM
Maximum
3:49 PM
Ends
5:08 PM
Sun
34° up, west-northwest

Sunday, September 2, 2035

Total solar eclipse

4% of the Sun covered here

Begins
6:45 AM
Maximum
7:14 AM
Ends
7:45 AM
Sun
20° up, east

Sunday, December 26, 2038

Total solar eclipse

11% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
6:17 AM
Maximum
6:17 AM
Ends
6:43 AM
Sun
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Phnom Penh

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 Phnom Penh.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:08 AM
Deepest
1:19 AM
Ends
2:30 AM
Moon
50° up, south-southwest

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:07 PM
Total from
11:15 PM
Deepest
11:51 PM
Total until
12:28 AM
Ends
1:36 AM
Moon
78° up, north-northeast

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
3:54 AM
Total from
5:14 AM
Deepest
5:41 AM
Total until
6:09 AM
Ends
7:28 AM Moon down
Moon
7° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:18 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:20 AM
Deepest
1:33 AM
Ends
2:45 AM
Moon
48° up, south-southwest

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:27 PM
Total from
9:40 PM
Deepest
10:13 PM
Total until
10:46 PM
Ends
11:59 PM
Moon
53° up, southeast

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:24 AM
Total from
1:38 AM
Deepest
2:02 AM
Total until
2:26 AM
Ends
3:40 AM
Moon
56° up, west

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:24 AM
Total from
1:47 AM
Deepest
2:12 AM
Total until
2:37 AM
Ends
4:00 AM
Moon
51° up, west-southwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:13 PM Moon down
Total from
5:15 PM Moon down
Deepest
5:55 PM
Total until
6:34 PM
Ends
7:36 PM
Moon
2° up, east

The Moon rises at about 5:43 PM with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
3:30 AM
Total from
4:34 AM
Deepest
5:11 AM
Total until
5:49 AM
Ends
6:53 AM Moon down
Moon
17° up, west

The Moon sets at about 6:27 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:21 PM
Total from
8:27 PM
Deepest
9:00 PM
Total until
9:32 PM
Ends
10:39 PM
Moon
42° up, east-northeast

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:23 AM
Deepest
1:53 AM
Ends
3:23 AM
Moon
46° up, southwest

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:11 PM
Deepest
11:55 PM
Ends
1:38 AM
Moon
80° up, north

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:59 PM Moon down
Total from
5:58 PM Moon down
Deepest
6:44 PM
Total until
7:31 PM
Ends
8:30 PM
Moon
6° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 6:15 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:12 AM
Total from
1:18 AM
Deepest
2:03 AM
Total until
2:47 AM
Ends
3:53 AM
Moon
55° up, west-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, 20276:12 AM2 h 08 minOn the horizon, west
July 18, 202711:02 PMAll of it52° up, south-southeast
December 10, 20305:27 AM3 h 05 min9° up, west-northwest
June 5, 20316:44 PM1 h 16 min5° up, east-southeast
April 4, 20342:05 AMAll of it55° up, west-southwest
July 16, 20386:34 PM1 h 44 minOn the horizon, east-southeast
December 12, 203812:43 AMAll of it74° up, northwest
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Phnom Penh?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Phnom Penh sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 12% of its disc is covered at 6:25 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Phnom Penh’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Phnom Penh?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Phnom Penh between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on May 21, 2031, when 71% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Phnom Penh?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Phnom Penh sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 1:19 AM.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Phnom Penh sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 11:51 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 11:15 PM to 12:28 AM.

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