Sunday, January 14, 2029
Partial solar eclipse
71% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 7:53 AM
- Maximum
- 8:38 AM
- Ends
- 10:01 AM
- Sun
- 6° up, southeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Eclipses›United States›Seattle
Solar and lunar eclipses in Seattle
On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Seattle sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 8:13 PM. Below: every eclipse Seattle sees to 2040, in Seattle time.
Next from Seattle
Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Seattle’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Seattle
5 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Seattle, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, March 30, 2033
Total solar eclipse
59% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 9:36 AM
- Maximum
- 10:39 AM
- Ends
- 11:46 AM
- Sun
- 35° up, southeast
Saturday, September 1, 2035
Total solar eclipse
under 1% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:27 PM
- Maximum
- 7:40 PM
- Sunset
- 7:49 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Tuesday, June 21, 2039
Annular solar eclipse
47% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 7:56 AM
- Maximum
- 9:03 AM
- Ends
- 10:17 AM
- Sun
- 36° up, east
Sunday, November 4, 2040
Partial solar eclipse
13% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 9:19 AM
- Maximum
- 10:09 AM
- Ends
- 11:00 AM
- Sun
- 23° up, south-southeast
Lunar eclipses seen from Seattle
11 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 Seattle.
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
- 35° 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, northwest
The Moon sets at about 8:03 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, southeast
The Moon rises at about 9:07 PM with the eclipse under way.
Thursday, December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 12:54 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 2:14 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 2:41 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 3:09 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 4:28 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, northeast
The Moon rises at about 4:20 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
- 33° 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
- 7° 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 8:29 PM with the eclipse under way.
Saturday, January 31, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 4:21 AM
- Total from
- 5:27 AM
- Deepest
- 6:00 AM
- Total until
- 6:32 AM
- Ends
- 7:39 AM
- Moon
- 16° up, west
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
- 2° up, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 8:48 PM with the eclipse under way.
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 7:11 AM
- Deepest
- 8:55 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 10:38 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 7:35 AM with the eclipse still 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 Moon down
- Ends
- 6:30 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 4° up, southwest
The Moon sets at about 5:23 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.
| Date | Deepest | Moon up for | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17, 2027 | 12:13 AM | All of it | 28° up, south-southeast |
| December 9, 2030 | 4:21 PM | 26 min | On the horizon, east-northeast |
| May 6, 2031 | 8:50 PM | 2 h 23 min | 3° up, east-southeast |
| June 5, 2031 | 4:44 AM | 1 h 33 min | 5° up, southwest |
| October 30, 2031 | 12:45 AM | All of it | 57° up, south |
| February 22, 2035 | 1:04 AM | All of it | 50° up, south-southwest |
| January 20, 2038 | 7:48 PM | All of it | 29° up, east |
| July 16, 2038 | 4:34 AM | 2 h 32 min | 6° up, southwest |
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.
Quick answers
When is the next solar eclipse in Seattle?
On Sunday, January 14, 2029, Seattle sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 71% of its disc is covered at 8:38 AM. Times are Seattle’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Seattle?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Seattle between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 14, 2029, when 71% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Seattle?
On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Seattle sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 8:13 PM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Seattle?
On Monday, June 25, 2029, Seattle sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 9:07 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:30 PM to 9:13 PM.