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Solar and lunar eclipses in Tucson

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Tucson sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 9:13 PM. Below: every eclipse Tucson sees to 2040, in Tucson time.

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Partial lunar eclipse, January 11, 2028

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

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

Solar eclipses seen from Tucson

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

Wednesday, January 26, 2028

Annular solar eclipse

9% of the Sun covered here

Sunrise
7:21 AM
Maximum
7:21 AM
Ends
7:45 AM
Sun
On the horizon, east-southeast

The Sun rises with the eclipse already under way.

Sunday, January 14, 2029

Partial solar eclipse

51% of the Sun covered here

Begins
8:10 AM
Maximum
9:28 AM
Ends
10:58 AM
Sun
21° up, southeast

Friday, November 14, 2031

Hybrid solar eclipse

5% of the Sun covered here

Begins
2:13 PM
Maximum
2:57 PM
Ends
3:38 PM
Sun
25° up, southwest

Wednesday, March 30, 2033

Total solar eclipse

15% of the Sun covered here

Begins
9:38 AM
Maximum
10:27 AM
Ends
11:19 AM
Sun
50° up, southeast

Tuesday, June 21, 2039

Annular solar eclipse

7% of the Sun covered here

Begins
7:57 AM
Maximum
8:40 AM
Ends
9:26 AM
Sun
40° up, east

Sunday, November 4, 2040

Partial solar eclipse

5% of the Sun covered here

Begins
10:55 AM
Maximum
11:38 AM
Ends
12:22 PM
Sun
42° up, south

Lunar eclipses seen from Tucson

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 Tucson.

Tuesday, January 11, 2028

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
8:43 PM
Deepest
9:13 PM
Ends
9:42 PM
Moon
44° up, east

Monday, June 25, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
6:32 PM Moon down
Total from
7:30 PM
Deepest
8:22 PM
Total until
9:13 PM
Ends
10:12 PM
Moon
9° up, southeast

The Moon rises at about 7:28 PM with the eclipse under way.

Thursday, December 20, 2029

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed

Begins
1:54 PM Moon down
Total from
3:14 PM Moon down
Deepest
3:41 PM Moon down
Total until
4:09 PM Moon down
Ends
5:28 PM
Moon
On the horizon, east-northeast

The Moon rises at about 5:23 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
31° 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
19° up, east-southeast

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
Total until
8:39 PM
Ends
9:47 PM
Moon
7° up, east-southeast

The Moon rises at about 7:10 PM with the eclipse under way.

Saturday, January 31, 2037

Total lunar eclipse

The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen

Begins
5:21 AM
Total from
6:27 AM
Deepest
7:00 AM
Total until
7:32 AM Moon down
Ends
8:39 AM Moon down
Moon
4° up, west-northwest

The Moon sets at about 7:23 AM with the eclipse still under way.

Sunday, July 26, 2037

Partial lunar eclipse

Seen from start to end

Begins
7:31 PM
Deepest
9:08 PM
Ends
10:45 PM
Moon
18° up, southeast

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
6° up, west-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.

DateDeepestMoon up forMoon
August 17, 202712:13 AMAll of it45° up, south
December 9, 20305:21 PM26 minOn the horizon, east-northeast
May 6, 20318:50 PM3 h 48 min18° up, southeast
June 5, 20314:44 AM1 h 32 min7° up, west-southwest
October 30, 203112:45 AMAll of it70° up, south-southwest
February 22, 20352:04 AMAll of it59° up, southwest
January 20, 20388:48 PMAll of it38° up, east
June 16, 20387:43 PM1 h 48 min3° up, east-southeast
July 16, 20384:34 AM2 h 34 min9° up, southwest
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Quick answers

When is the next solar eclipse in Tucson?

On Wednesday, January 26, 2028, Tucson sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 9% of its disc is covered at 7:21 AM. The annular solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Tucson’s own.

When is the next total solar eclipse in Tucson?

The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Tucson between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on January 14, 2029, when 51% of the Sun is covered.

When is the next lunar eclipse in Tucson?

On Tuesday, January 11, 2028, Tucson sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 9:13 PM.

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

On Monday, June 25, 2029, Tucson sees the total lunar eclipse with the Moon rising already eclipsed, deepest at 8:22 PM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 7:30 PM to 9:13 PM.

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