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Solar and lunar eclipses in Seoul

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Seoul sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Seoul sees to 2040, in Seoul time.

Next from Seoul

Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Seoul

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

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

63% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:37 PM
Maximum
4:59 PM
Ends
6:10 PM
Sun
31° up, west

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

47% of the Sun covered here

Begins
1:51 PM
Maximum
3:17 PM
Ends
4:33 PM
Sun
22° up, southwest

Sunday, September 2, 2035

Total solar eclipse

96% of the Sun covered here

Begins
8:30 AM
Maximum
9:45 AM
Ends
11:09 AM
Sun
42° up, east-southeast

Lunar eclipses seen from Seoul

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 Seoul.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:08 AM
Deepest
3:19 AM
Ends
4:30 AM
Moon
17° up, southwest

Monday, January 1, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:07 AM
Total from
1:15 AM
Deepest
1:51 AM
Total until
2:28 AM
Ends
3:36 AM
Moon
68° up, southwest

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:54 AM
Total from
7:14 AM
Deepest
7:41 AM
Total until
8:09 AM Moon down
Ends
9:28 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:46 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:20 AM
Deepest
3:33 AM
Ends
4:45 AM
Moon
15° up, southwest

Monday, April 26, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
10:27 PM
Total from
11:40 PM
Deepest
12:13 AM
Total until
12:46 AM
Ends
1:59 AM
Moon
38° up, south

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:24 AM
Total from
3:38 AM
Deepest
4:02 AM
Total until
4:26 AM
Ends
5:40 AM
Moon
32° up, west-southwest

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:24 AM
Total from
3:47 AM
Deepest
4:12 AM
Total until
4:37 AM
Ends
6:00 AM
Moon
20° up, west-southwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
6:13 PM
Total from
7:15 PM
Deepest
7:55 PM
Total until
8:34 PM
Ends
9:36 PM
Moon
21° up, east

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:30 AM
Total from
6:34 AM
Deepest
7:11 AM
Total until
7:49 AM Moon down
Ends
8:53 AM Moon down
Moon
3° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:28 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:21 PM
Total from
10:27 PM
Deepest
11:00 PM
Total until
11:32 PM
Ends
12:39 AM
Moon
59° up, east-southeast

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed

Begins
2:23 AM
Deepest
3:53 AM
Ends
5:23 AM Moon down
Moon
13° up, southwest

The Moon sets at about 5:20 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Thursday, December 1, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
12:11 AM
Deepest
1:55 AM
Ends
3:38 AM
Moon
64° up, west-southwest

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
6:59 PM Moon down
Total from
7:58 PM
Deepest
8:44 PM
Total until
9:31 PM
Ends
10:30 PM
Moon
10° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 7:36 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
2:12 AM
Total from
3:18 AM
Deepest
4:03 AM
Total until
4:47 AM
Ends
5:53 AM
Moon
37° up, west

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, 20277:12 AM1 h 00 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
July 19, 20271:02 AMAll of it29° up, south
December 10, 20307:27 AM2 h 29 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 5, 20318:44 PMAll of it10° up, southeast
October 30, 20315:29 PM1 h 12 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
April 4, 20344:05 AMAll of it25° up, west-southwest
February 22, 20356:16 PM1 h 56 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
July 16, 20388:34 PM2 h 19 min6° up, southeast
December 12, 20382:43 AMAll of it56° up, west-southwest
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Seoul?

On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Seoul sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 63% of its disc is covered at 4:59 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Seoul’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Seoul?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Seoul between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 96% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Seoul?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Seoul sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 3:19 AM.

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Seoul sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 1:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 1:15 AM to 2:28 AM.

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