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Solar and lunar eclipses in Sacramento

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Sacramento sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 8:13 PM. Below: every eclipse Sacramento sees to 2040, in Sacramento time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028

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Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

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

Solar eclipses seen from Sacramento

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

Sunday, January 14, 2029

Partial solar eclipse

58% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
7:22 AM
Maximum
8:24 AM
Ends
9:47 AM
Sun
10° up, southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Wednesday, March 30, 2033

Total solar eclipse

40% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:25 AM
Maximum
10:24 AM
Ends
11:28 AM
Sun
39° up, east-southeast

Saturday, September 1, 2035

Total solar eclipse

4% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:23 PM
Maximum
7:35 PM
Sunset
7:35 PM
Sun
On the horizon, west

The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

28% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:46 AM
Maximum
8:45 AM
Ends
9:51 AM
Sun
33° up, east

Sunday, November 4, 2040

Partial solar eclipse

2% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:44 AM
Maximum
10:15 AM
Ends
10:46 AM
Sun
31° up, south-southeast

Lunar eclipses seen from Sacramento

9 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 Sacramento.

Tuesday, January 11, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:43 PM
Deepest
8:13 PM
Ends
8:42 PM
Moon
36° up, east

Sunday, December 31, 2028

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
7:07 AM
Total from
8:15 AM Moon down
Deepest
8:51 AM Moon down
Total until
9:28 AM Moon down
Ends
10:36 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:26 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Monday, June 25, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
6:32 PM Moon down
Total from
7:30 PM Moon down
Deepest
8:22 PM Moon down
Total until
9:13 PM
Ends
10:12 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 8:30 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:13 AM
Total from
3:15 AM
Deepest
3:55 AM
Total until
4:34 AM
Ends
5:36 AM
Moon
37° up, west-southwest

Wednesday, September 27, 2034

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:30 PM
Deepest
7:46 PM
Ends
8:01 PM
Moon
9° up, east

Wednesday, August 6, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:55 PM Moon down
Total from
7:03 PM Moon down
Deepest
7:51 PM Moon down
Total until
8:39 PM
Ends
9:47 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 8:05 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:21 AM
Total from
5:27 AM
Deepest
6:00 AM
Total until
6:32 AM
Ends
7:39 AM Moon down
Moon
14° up, west

The Moon sets at about 7:19 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, July 26, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed

Begins
7:31 PM Moon down
Deepest
9:08 PM
Ends
10:45 PM
Moon
8° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 8:18 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
2:59 AM
Total from
3:58 AM
Deepest
4:44 AM
Total until
5:31 AM
Ends
6:30 AM Moon down
Moon
10° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 5:50 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Penumbral lunar eclipses

The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. Listed for completeness: most people notice nothing.

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
August 17, 202712:13 AMAll of it37° up, south-southeast
May 6, 20318:50 PM2 h 50 min8° up, east-southeast
June 5, 20314:44 AMAll of it10° up, southwest
October 30, 203112:45 AMAll of it66° up, south
February 22, 20351:04 AMAll of it58° up, south-southwest
January 20, 20387:48 PMAll of it30° up, east
June 16, 20388:25 PM46 minOn the horizon, east-southeast
July 16, 20384:34 AM3 h 00 min12° up, southwest
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Sacramento?

On Sunday, January 14, 2029, Sacramento sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 58% of its disc is covered at 8:24 AM. Times are Sacramento’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Sacramento?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Sacramento between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 14, 2029, when 58% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Sacramento?

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Sacramento sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 8:13 PM.

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

On Monday, June 25, 2029, Sacramento sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 8:30 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:30 PM to 9:13 PM.

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