Monday, August 2, 2027
Total solar eclipse
42% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 09:01
- Maximum
- 09:56
- Ends
- 10:55
- Sun
- 38° up, east-southeast
Eclipses›United Kingdom›Swansea
Solar and lunar eclipses in Swansea
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Swansea sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 42% of its disc is covered at 09:56. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Below: every eclipse Swansea sees to 2040, in Swansea time.
Next from Swansea
Total solar eclipse, August 2, 2027
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon’s shadow
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Swansea’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Swansea
8 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Swansea, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Wednesday, January 26, 2028
Annular solar eclipse
53% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 15:34
- Maximum
- 16:47
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, June 1, 2030
Annular solar eclipse
45% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 05:28
- Maximum
- 06:22
- Ends
- 07:21
- Sun
- 10° up, east-northeast
Thursday, August 21, 2036
Partial solar eclipse
58% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 18:15
- Maximum
- 19:07
- Ends
- 19:56
- Sun
- 11° up, west
Friday, January 16, 2037
Partial solar eclipse
44% of the Sun covered here
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Maximum
- 09:03
- Ends
- 10:23
- Sun
- 5° up, southeast
The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.
Tuesday, January 5, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
3% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 13:52
- Maximum
- 14:28
- Ends
- 15:04
- Sun
- 11° up, south-southwest
Friday, July 2, 2038
Annular solar eclipse
8% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 14:10
- Maximum
- 14:58
- Ends
- 15:45
- Sun
- 56° up, southwest
Tuesday, June 21, 2039
Annular solar eclipse
60% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 18:30
- Maximum
- 19:35
- Ends
- 20:35
- Sun
- 16° up, west-northwest
Lunar eclipses seen from Swansea
13 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 Swansea.
Wednesday, January 12, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 03:43
- Deepest
- 04:13
- Ends
- 04:42
- Moon
- 37° up, west
Sunday, December 31, 2028
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 15:07 Moon down
- Total from
- 16:15
- Deepest
- 16:51
- Total until
- 17:28
- Ends
- 18:36
- Moon
- 5° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 16:06 with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 02:32
- Total from
- 03:30
- Deepest
- 04:22
- Total until
- 05:13 Moon down
- Ends
- 06:12 Moon down
- Moon
- 4° up, southwest
The Moon sets at about 05:07 with the eclipse still under way.
Thursday, December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 20:54
- Total from
- 22:14
- Deepest
- 22:41
- Total until
- 23:09
- Ends
- 00:28
- Moon
- 56° up, southeast
Monday, October 18, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 18:24
- Total from
- 19:38
- Deepest
- 20:02
- Total until
- 20:26
- Ends
- 21:40
- Moon
- 17° up, east
Thursday, April 14, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 18:24 Moon down
- Total from
- 19:47 Moon down
- Deepest
- 20:12
- Total until
- 20:37
- Ends
- 22:00
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 20:04 with the eclipse under way.
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 03:30
- Deepest
- 03:46
- Ends
- 04:01
- Moon
- 29° up, southwest
Sunday, August 19, 2035
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:31
- Deepest
- 02:10
- Ends
- 02:50
- Moon
- 25° up, south-southwest
Monday, February 11, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 20:30
- Total from
- 21:34
- Deepest
- 22:11
- Total until
- 22:49
- Ends
- 23:53
- Moon
- 42° up, southeast
Thursday, August 7, 2036
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 01:55
- Total from
- 03:03
- Deepest
- 03:51
- Total until
- 04:39
- Ends
- 05:47
- Moon
- 14° up, southwest
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 03:31
- Deepest
- 05:08
- Ends
- 06:45 Moon down
- Moon
- 3° up, southwest
The Moon sets at about 05:36 with the eclipse still under way.
Wednesday, November 30, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 15:11 Moon down
- Deepest
- 16:55
- Ends
- 18:38
- Moon
- 6° up, east-northeast
The Moon rises at about 16:06 with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, November 18, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 17:12
- Total from
- 18:18
- Deepest
- 19:03
- Total until
- 19:47
- Ends
- 20:53
- Moon
- 24° up, east
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2027 | 23:12 | All of it | 45° up, south-southeast |
| December 9, 2030 | 22:27 | All of it | 54° up, southeast |
| May 7, 2031 | 04:50 | 2 h 44 min | 5° up, southwest |
| October 30, 2031 | 07:14 | 1 h 25 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
| April 3, 2034 | 20:05 | 2 h 36 min | 3° up, east-southeast |
| January 21, 2038 | 03:48 | All of it | 40° up, west-southwest |
| June 17, 2038 | 03:43 | All of it | 9° up, southwest |
| December 11, 2038 | 17:43 | 3 h 48 min | 12° up, east-northeast |
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 Swansea?
On Monday, August 2, 2027, Swansea sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 42% of its disc is covered at 09:56. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Swansea’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Swansea?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Swansea between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on June 21, 2039, when 60% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Swansea?
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028, Swansea sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 04:13.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Swansea?
On Sunday, December 31, 2028, Swansea sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 16:51. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 16:15 to 17:28.
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