Saturday, July 22, 2028
Total solar eclipse
82% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:15 PM
- Maximum
- 4:22 PM
- Sunset
- 5:17 PM
- Sun
- 8° up, northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Eclipses›New Zealand›Wellington
Solar and lunar eclipses in Wellington
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Wellington sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 6:19 AM. Below: every eclipse Wellington sees to 2040, in Wellington time.
Next from Wellington
Partial lunar eclipse, July 7, 2028
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are Wellington’s own. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Solar eclipses seen from Wellington
7 to 2040. Each drawing shows the Sun at the height of the eclipse as it will look from Wellington, the right way up. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
Monday, November 25, 2030
Total solar eclipse
8% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 8:20 PM
- Maximum
- 8:30 PM
- Sunset
- 8:30 PM
- Sun
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, March 10, 2035
Annular solar eclipse
97% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 9:35 AM
- Maximum
- 10:54 AM
- Ends
- 12:20 PM
- Sun
- 39° up, northeast
Wednesday, February 27, 2036
Partial solar eclipse
19% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 5:58 PM
- Maximum
- 6:51 PM
- Ends
- 7:39 PM
- Sun
- 14° up, west
Monday, July 13, 2037
Total solar eclipse
95% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 2:28 PM
- Maximum
- 3:45 PM
- Ends
- 4:53 PM
- Sun
- 12° up, northwest
Sunday, December 26, 2038
Total solar eclipse
99% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 12:55 PM
- Maximum
- 2:21 PM
- Ends
- 3:43 PM
- Sun
- 68° up, northwest
Friday, May 11, 2040
Partial solar eclipse
28% of the Sun covered here
- Begins
- 3:13 PM
- Maximum
- 4:20 PM
- Sunset
- 5:15 PM
- Sun
- 8° up, west-northwest
The Sun sets with the eclipse still under way.
Lunar eclipses seen from Wellington
12 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 Wellington.
Friday, July 7, 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 5:08 AM
- Deepest
- 6:19 AM
- Ends
- 7:30 AM
- Moon
- 16° up, west-southwest
Monday, January 1, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 4:07 AM
- Total from
- 5:15 AM
- Deepest
- 5:51 AM
- Total until
- 6:28 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:36 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 5:54 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Tuesday, June 26, 2029
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed, totality missed
- Begins
- 1:32 PM Moon down
- Total from
- 2:30 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 3:22 PM Moon down
- Total until
- 4:13 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 5:12 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 5:00 PM with the eclipse under way.
Sunday, June 16, 2030
Partial lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 5:20 AM
- Deepest
- 6:33 AM
- Ends
- 7:45 AM
- Moon
- 12° up, west-southwest
Monday, April 26, 2032
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:27 AM
- Total from
- 2:40 AM
- Deepest
- 3:13 AM
- Total until
- 3:46 AM
- Ends
- 4:59 AM
- Moon
- 43° up, west-northwest
Friday, April 15, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed, totality seen
- Begins
- 5:24 AM
- Total from
- 6:47 AM
- Deepest
- 7:12 AM Moon down
- Total until
- 7:37 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 9:00 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 6:53 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, October 8, 2033
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 10:13 PM
- Total from
- 11:15 PM
- Deepest
- 11:55 PM
- Total until
- 12:34 AM
- Ends
- 1:36 AM
- Moon
- 39° up, north-northeast
Sunday, February 1, 2037
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 1:21 AM
- Total from
- 2:27 AM
- Deepest
- 3:00 AM
- Total until
- 3:32 AM
- Ends
- 4:39 AM
- Moon
- 27° up, north-northwest
Monday, July 27, 2037
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon rises eclipsed
- Begins
- 2:31 PM Moon down
- Deepest
- 4:08 PM Moon down
- Ends
- 5:45 PM
- Moon
- On the horizon, east-southeast
The Moon rises at about 5:17 PM with the eclipse under way.
Tuesday, June 7, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 5:23 AM
- Deepest
- 6:53 AM
- Ends
- 8:23 AM Moon down
- Moon
- 8° up, west-southwest
The Moon sets at about 7:45 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Thursday, December 1, 2039
Partial lunar eclipse
The Moon sets eclipsed
- Begins
- 4:11 AM
- Deepest
- 5:55 AM Moon down
- Ends
- 7:38 AM Moon down
- Moon
- On the horizon, west-northwest
The Moon sets at about 5:49 AM with the eclipse still under way.
Saturday, May 26, 2040
Total lunar eclipse
Seen from start to end
- Begins
- 9:59 PM
- Total from
- 10:58 PM
- Deepest
- 11:44 PM
- Total until
- 12:31 AM
- Ends
- 1:30 AM
- Moon
- 69° up, north-northeast
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2027 | 4:02 AM | All of it | 41° up, west |
| August 17, 2027 | 7:13 PM | 3 h 29 min | 17° up, east |
| May 7, 2031 | 5:14 PM | 35 min | On the horizon, east-southeast |
| June 5, 2031 | 11:44 PM | All of it | 68° up, north-northeast |
| October 30, 2031 | 8:45 PM | 2 h 46 min | 7° up, east-northeast |
| April 4, 2034 | 6:40 AM | 1 h 48 min | On the horizon, west |
| February 22, 2035 | 10:04 PM | 4 h 09 min | 20° up, east-northeast |
| July 16, 2038 | 11:34 PM | All of it | 68° up, northeast |
| December 12, 2038 | 5:49 AM | 1 h 16 min | On the horizon, west-northwest |
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 Wellington?
On Saturday, July 22, 2028, Wellington sees a partial eclipse of the Sun: 82% of its disc is covered at 4:22 PM. The total solar eclipse itself passes elsewhere. Times are Wellington’s own.
When is the next total solar eclipse in Wellington?
The path of a total solar eclipse does not cross Wellington between now and the end of 2040. The most the city gets is on December 26, 2038, when 99% of the Sun is covered.
When is the next lunar eclipse in Wellington?
On Friday, July 7, 2028, Wellington sees the partial lunar eclipse from start to end, deepest at 6:19 AM.
When is the next total lunar eclipse (blood moon) in Wellington?
On Monday, January 1, 2029, Wellington sees the total lunar eclipse until the Moon sets, still eclipsed, deepest at 5:51 AM. The Moon is wholly in the Earth’s shadow from 5:15 AM to 6:28 AM.