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Solar and lunar eclipses in Taipei

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Taipei sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Taipei sees to 2040, in Taipei time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Taipei

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

Saturday, June 1, 2030

Annular solar eclipse

24% of the Sun covered here

Begins
3:05 PM
Maximum
4:15 PM
Ends
5:14 PM
Sun
30° up, west-northwest

Wednesday, May 21, 2031

Annular solar eclipse

14% of the Sun covered here

Begins
4:01 PM
Maximum
4:52 PM
Ends
5:39 PM
Sun
21° up, west-northwest

Wednesday, November 3, 2032

Partial solar eclipse

22% of the Sun covered here

Begins
1:10 PM
Maximum
2:26 PM
Ends
3:33 PM
Sun
32° up, southwest

Sunday, September 2, 2035

Total solar eclipse

45% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:28 AM
Maximum
8:35 AM
Ends
9:52 AM
Sun
40° up, east

Lunar eclipses seen from Taipei

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 Taipei.

Friday, July 7, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:08 AM
Deepest
2:19 AM
Ends
3:30 AM
Moon
30° up, southwest

Monday, January 1, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:07 PM
Total from
12:15 AM
Deepest
12:51 AM
Total until
1:28 AM
Ends
2:36 AM
Moon
77° up, west

Friday, December 21, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:54 AM
Total from
6:14 AM
Deepest
6:41 AM Moon down
Total until
7:09 AM Moon down
Ends
8:28 AM Moon down
Moon
On the horizon, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:37 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, June 16, 2030

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:20 AM
Deepest
2:33 AM
Ends
3:45 AM
Moon
28° up, southwest

Sunday, April 25, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
9:27 PM
Total from
10:40 PM
Deepest
11:13 PM
Total until
11:46 PM
Ends
12:59 AM
Moon
49° up, south-southeast

Tuesday, October 19, 2032

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:24 AM
Total from
2:38 AM
Deepest
3:02 AM
Total until
3:26 AM
Ends
4:40 AM
Moon
39° up, west

Friday, April 15, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:24 AM
Total from
2:47 AM
Deepest
3:12 AM
Total until
3:37 AM
Ends
5:00 AM
Moon
30° up, west-southwest

Saturday, October 8, 2033

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:13 PM Moon down
Total from
6:15 PM
Deepest
6:55 PM
Total until
7:34 PM
Ends
8:36 PM
Moon
18° up, east

The Moon rises at about 5:28 PM with the eclipse under way.

Tuesday, February 12, 2036

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
4:30 AM
Total from
5:34 AM
Deepest
6:11 AM
Total until
6:49 AM Moon down
Ends
7:53 AM Moon down
Moon
4° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 6:33 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:21 PM
Total from
9:27 PM
Deepest
10:00 PM
Total until
10:32 PM
Ends
11:39 PM
Moon
59° up, east

Tuesday, June 7, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:23 AM
Deepest
2:53 AM
Ends
4:23 AM
Moon
25° up, southwest

Thursday, December 1, 2039

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
11:11 PM
Deepest
12:55 AM
Ends
2:38 AM
Moon
73° up, west

Saturday, May 26, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:59 PM Moon down
Total from
6:58 PM
Deepest
7:44 PM
Total until
8:31 PM
Ends
9:30 PM
Moon
13° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 6:30 PM with the eclipse under way.

Monday, November 19, 2040

Total lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
1:12 AM
Total from
2:18 AM
Deepest
3:03 AM
Total until
3:47 AM
Ends
4:53 AM
Moon
42° 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, 20276:22 AM1 h 10 minOn the horizon, west
July 19, 202712:02 AMAll of it42° up, south
December 10, 20306:27 AM2 h 22 minOn the horizon, west-northwest
June 5, 20317:44 PMAll of it13° up, east-southeast
October 30, 20315:11 PM31 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
April 4, 20343:05 AMAll of it35° up, west-southwest
February 22, 20355:51 PM1 h 22 minOn the horizon, east
July 16, 20387:34 PM2 h 27 min9° up, east-southeast
December 12, 20381:43 AMAll of it63° up, west
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Taipei?

On Saturday, June 1, 2030, Taipei sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 24% of its disc is covered at 4:15 PM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Taipei’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Taipei?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Taipei between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on September 2, 2035, when 45% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Taipei?

On Friday, July 7, 2028, Taipei sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 2:19 AM.

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

On Monday, January 1, 2029, Taipei sees the total lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 12:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 12:15 AM to 1:28 AM.

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