Next solar and lunar eclipses: dates, times and where to see them

Solar eclipses

Date	Eclipse	Where to see it	In London (London time)
Latest12 August 2026	Total	Northern North America, western Africa, EuropeTotal: The Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, Spain	partial, 91 % of the Sun covered at 19:13
6 February 2027	Annular	South America, Antarctica, western and southern AfricaAnnular: Chile, Argentina, the Atlantic Ocean	not visible
2 August 2027	Total	Africa, Europe, the Middle East, western and southern AsiaTotal: Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia	partial, 42 % of the Sun covered at 10:00
26 January 2028	Annular	Eastern North America, Central and South America, western Europe, north-western AfricaAnnular: Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Suriname, Spain, Portugal	partial, at sunset
22 July 2028	Total	South-East Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New ZealandTotal: Australia, New Zealand	not visible
14 January 2029	Partial	North America, Central America	not visible
12 June 2029	Partial	The Arctic, Scandinavia, Alaska, northern Asia, northern Canada	not visible
11 July 2029	Partial	Southern Chile and Argentina	not visible
5 December 2029	Partial	Southern Argentina and Chile, Antarctica	not visible
1 June 2030	Annular	Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, AlaskaAnnular: Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan	partial, 48 % of the Sun covered at 06:21
25 November 2030	Total	Southern Africa, the southern Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Australia, AntarcticaTotal: Botswana, South Africa, Australia	not visible
21 May 2031	Annular	Africa, southern Asia, Indonesia, AustraliaAnnular: Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, southern India, Malaysia, Indonesia	not visible
14 November 2031	Hybrid	The Pacific, the southern United States, Central America, north-western South AmericaTotal: The Pacific Ocean, Panama	not visible
9 May 2032	Annular	Southern South America, southern AfricaAnnular: The southern Atlantic Ocean	not visible
3 November 2032	Partial	Asia	not visible
30 March 2033	Total	North AmericaTotal: Eastern Russia, Alaska	not visible
23 September 2033	Partial	Southern South America, Antarctica	not visible
20 March 2034	Total	Africa, Europe, western AsiaTotal: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China	not visible
12 September 2034	Annular	Central America, South AmericaAnnular: Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil	not visible
9 March 2035	Annular	Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific, Mexico, AntarcticaAnnular: New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean	not visible
2 September 2035	Total	Eastern Asia, the PacificTotal: China, Korea, Japan, the Pacific Ocean	not visible

Lunar eclipses

Date	Eclipse	Where to see it	In London (London time)
Latest28 August 2026	Partial	The eastern Pacific, the Americas, Europe, Africa	partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 05:12
20 February 2027	Penumbral	The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia	visible, maximum at 23:12
18 July 2027	Penumbral	Eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
17 August 2027	Penumbral	The Pacific, the Americas	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
12 January 2028	Partial	The Americas, Europe, Africa	visible, maximum at 04:13
6 July 2028	Partial	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
31 December 2028	Total	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific	partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 16:52
26 June 2029	Total	The Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East	partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 04:22
20 December 2029	Total	The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia	visible, maximum at 22:42
15 June 2030	Partial	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
9 December 2030	Penumbral	The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia	visible, maximum at 22:27
7 May 2031	Penumbral	The Americas, Europe, Africa	visible, maximum at 04:50
5 June 2031	Penumbral	Indonesia, Australia, the Pacific	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
30 October 2031	Penumbral	The Americas	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
25 April 2032	Total	Eastern Africa, Asia, Australia, the Pacific	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
18 October 2032	Total	Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia	visible, maximum at 20:02
14 April 2033	Total	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia	partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 20:12
8 October 2033	Total	Asia, Australia, the Pacific, the Americas	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
3 April 2034	Penumbral	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia	visible, maximum at 20:05
28 September 2034	Partial	The Americas, Europe, Africa	visible, maximum at 03:46
22 February 2035	Penumbral	Eastern Asia, the Pacific, the Americas	not visible (Moon below the horizon)
19 August 2035	Partial	The Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East	visible, maximum at 02:11

Penumbral eclipse: the Moon only passes through the Earth’s penumbra and darkens very slightly; it takes a trained eye to notice it.

Understanding eclipses

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, always at new Moon. It is only total within a narrow band a few hundred kilometres wide, where the Moon’s shadow touches the Earth; all around it, over thousands of kilometres, the eclipse is partial. When the Moon is too far from the Earth to cover the whole Sun, a ring of light remains: the eclipse is annular.

A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes into the Earth’s shadow, at full Moon. It can be seen from the whole half of the Earth where it is night at the time. During totality the Moon does not disappear: it turns a coppery red, lit by sunlight bent towards it by the Earth’s atmosphere.

Watching a solar eclipse safely

Never look at the Sun with the naked eye, through sunglasses, or through a camera, binoculars or a telescope without a proper filter: the retina can be burnt without any pain. Use undamaged eclipse glasses meeting the ISO 12312-2 standard, or a projection (a pinhole in a piece of card). Only the total phase, when the Sun is completely hidden, can be watched with the naked eye, for as long as it lasts.

Eclipse source: NASA, Fred Espenak (eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov). Times and visibility worked out for each city from the Besselian elements published by NASA.