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Solar and lunar eclipses in Rome

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Rome sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 74% of its disc is covered at 11:12. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Rome sees to 2040, in Rome time.

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Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027

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Moon’s shadow
The Sun from Rome

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

Solar eclipses seen from Rome

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

Monday, August 2, 2027

Total solar eclipse

74% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:02
Maximum
11:12
Ends
12:26
Sun
54° up, east-southeast

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

28% of the Sun covered here

Begins
16:45
Maximum
17:16
Sunset
17:16
Sun
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

75% of the Sun covered here

Begins
06:02
Maximum
07:04
Ends
08:12
Sun
14° up, east-northeast

Monday, March 20, 2034

Total solar eclipse

16% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:35
Maximum
11:29
Ends
12:23
Sun
47° up, south-southeast

Thursday, August 21, 2036

Partial solar eclipse

35% of the Sun covered here

Begins
19:32
Maximum
20:00
Sunset
20:00
Sun
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, January 16, 2037

Partial solar eclipse

39% of the Sun covered here

Begins
08:50
Maximum
10:12
Ends
11:43
Sun
21° up, south-southeast

Tuesday, January 5, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

25% of the Sun covered here

Begins
14:59
Maximum
16:02
Sunset
16:53
Sun
7° up, southwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Friday, July 2, 2038

Annular solar eclipse

20% of the Sun covered here

Begins
15:28
Maximum
16:30
Ends
17:26
Sun
45° up, west

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

57% of the Sun covered here

Begins
19:46
Maximum
20:43
Sunset
20:48
Sun
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Lunar eclipses seen from Rome

16 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 Rome.

Wednesday, January 12, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:43
Deepest
05:13
Ends
05:42
Moon
26° up, west

Thursday, July 6, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

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

The Moon rises at about 20:47 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
16:07 Moon down
Total from
17:15
Deepest
17:51
Total until
18:28
Ends
19:36
Moon
11° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 16:40 with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, June 26, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
03:32
Total from
04:30
Deepest
05:22
Total until
06:13 Moon down
Ends
07:12 Moon down
Moon
2° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 05:41 with the eclipse still under way.

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
21:54
Total from
23:14
Deepest
23:41
Total until
00:09
Ends
01:28
Moon
70° up, south-southeast

Saturday, June 15, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
19:20 Moon down
Deepest
20:33 Moon down
Ends
21:45
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:39 with the eclipse under way.

Monday, October 18, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
19:24
Total from
20:38
Deepest
21:02
Total until
21:26
Ends
22:40
Moon
30° up, east-southeast

Thursday, April 14, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
19:24 Moon down
Total from
20:47
Deepest
21:12
Total until
21:37
Ends
23:00
Moon
14° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 19:41 with the eclipse under way.

Thursday, September 28, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
04:30
Deepest
04:46
Ends
05:01
Moon
24° up, west-southwest

Sunday, August 19, 2035

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
02:31
Deepest
03:10
Ends
03:50
Moon
29° up, south-southwest

Monday, February 11, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
21:30
Total from
22:34
Deepest
23:11
Total until
23:49
Ends
00:53
Moon
57° up, southeast

Thursday, August 7, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
02:55
Total from
04:03
Deepest
04:51
Total until
05:39
Ends
06:47 Moon down
Moon
13° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:18 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, July 27, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
04:31
Deepest
06:08 Moon down
Ends
07:45 Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-southwest

The Moon sets at about 06:01 with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 6, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
19:23 Moon down
Deepest
20:53
Ends
22:23
Moon
2° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 20:35 with the eclipse under way.

Wednesday, November 30, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
16:11 Moon down
Deepest
17:55
Ends
19:38
Moon
13° up, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 16:35 with the eclipse under way.

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
18:12
Total from
19:18
Deepest
20:03
Total until
20:47
Ends
21:53
Moon
36° up, east

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, 202700:12All of it57° up, south
December 9, 203023:27All of it68° up, south-southeast
May 7, 203105:502 h 06 minOn the horizon, west-southwest
April 3, 203421:053 h 51 min16° up, east-southeast
January 21, 203804:48All of it30° up, west
June 17, 203804:432 h 33 min9° up, southwest
December 11, 203818:434 h 17 min21° up, east
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Rome?

On Monday, August 2, 2027, Rome sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 74% of its disc is covered at 11:12. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Rome’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Rome?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Rome between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on June 1, 2030, when 75% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Rome?

On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Rome sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 05:13.

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

On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Rome sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 17:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 17:15 to 18:28.

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