Moon · eclipses
The next solar eclipse
The Moon’s shadow cone sweeps the Earth when Sun, Moon and Earth line up at a new moon close to a node of the lunar orbit.
Solar eclipse · annular
2027-02-06 15:59 UTC
Gamma
-0.296
Eclipses 2020–2029
45
Meeus (1998) · Published literature; cited
Illustrative geometry, not to scale; times and types computed (Meeus, ch. 54).
Solar eclipse · annular
2027-02-06 15:59 UTC
γ = -0.296
Meeus (1998) · Published literature; cited
Lunar eclipse · penumbral
2027-02-20 23:13 UTC
γ = -1.052 · magnitude 0.92
Meeus (1998) · Published literature; cited
Solar eclipse · total
2027-08-02 10:07 UTC
γ = 0.142
Meeus (1998) · Published literature; cited
Lunar eclipse · penumbral
2027-08-17 07:14 UTC
γ = 1.284 · magnitude 0.54
Meeus (1998) · Published literature; cited
Eclipses from 2020 to 2029
22 solar eclipses (6 total) and 23 lunar eclipses (9 total) in the decade.
| Maximum (UTC) | Body | Type | γ | Magnitude | Durations (Moon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-10 19:09 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | 1.077 | 0.89 | |
| 2020-06-05 19:24 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | 1.246 | 0.56 | |
| 2020-06-21 06:40 | Solar eclipse | annular | 0.122 | — | — |
| 2020-07-05 04:29 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | -1.366 | 0.35 | |
| 2020-11-30 09:43 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | -1.134 | 0.82 | |
| 2020-12-14 16:14 | Solar eclipse | total | -0.295 | — | — |
| 2021-05-26 11:18 | Lunar eclipse | total | 0.479 | 1.01 | totality 11 min · umbral 186 min |
| 2021-06-10 10:42 | Solar eclipse | annular | 0.915 | — | — |
| 2021-11-19 09:03 | Lunar eclipse | partial | -0.456 | 0.97 | umbral 207 min |
| 2021-12-04 07:33 | Solar eclipse | total | -0.954 | — | — |
| 2022-04-30 20:41 | Solar eclipse | partial | -1.191 | 0.64 | — |
| 2022-05-16 04:11 | Lunar eclipse | total | -0.254 | 1.41 | totality 84 min · umbral 206 min |
| 2022-10-25 11:00 | Solar eclipse | partial | 1.071 | 0.86 | — |
| 2022-11-08 10:59 | Lunar eclipse | total | 0.256 | 1.36 | totality 84 min · umbral 219 min |
| 2023-04-20 04:16 | Solar eclipse | hybrid (annular-total) | -0.395 | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 17:23 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | -1.041 | 0.95 | |
| 2023-10-14 17:59 | Solar eclipse | annular | 0.376 | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 20:14 | Lunar eclipse | partial | 0.948 | 0.12 | umbral 76 min |
| 2024-03-25 07:13 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | 1.065 | 0.95 | |
| 2024-04-08 18:17 | Solar eclipse | total | 0.344 | — | — |
| 2024-09-18 02:44 | Lunar eclipse | partial | -0.983 | 0.08 | umbral 60 min |
| 2024-10-02 18:45 | Solar eclipse | annular | -0.351 | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 06:59 | Lunar eclipse | total | 0.350 | 1.17 | totality 64 min · umbral 216 min |
| 2025-03-29 10:48 | Solar eclipse | partial | 1.042 | 0.93 | — |
| 2025-09-07 18:12 | Lunar eclipse | total | -0.276 | 1.36 | totality 81 min · umbral 208 min |
| 2025-09-21 19:41 | Solar eclipse | partial | -1.064 | 0.86 | — |
| 2026-02-17 12:12 | Solar eclipse | annular | -0.974 | — | — |
| 2026-03-03 11:34 | Lunar eclipse | total | -0.377 | 1.15 | totality 57 min · umbral 205 min |
| 2026-08-12 17:46 | Solar eclipse | total | 0.899 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 04:13 | Lunar eclipse | partial | 0.499 | 0.92 | umbral 197 min |
| 2027-02-06 15:59 | Solar eclipse | annular | -0.296 | — | — |
| 2027-02-20 23:13 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | -1.052 | 0.92 | |
| 2027-08-02 10:07 | Solar eclipse | total | 0.142 | — | — |
| 2027-08-17 07:14 | Lunar eclipse | penumbral | 1.284 | 0.54 | |
| 2028-01-12 04:13 | Lunar eclipse | partial | 0.985 | 0.06 | umbral 53 min |
| 2028-01-26 15:08 | Solar eclipse | annular | 0.391 | — | — |
| 2028-07-06 18:20 | Lunar eclipse | partial | -0.794 | 0.38 | umbral 140 min |
| 2028-07-22 02:56 | Solar eclipse | total | -0.606 | — | — |
| 2028-12-31 16:51 | Lunar eclipse | total | 0.326 | 1.25 | totality 71 min · umbral 207 min |
| 2029-01-14 17:12 | Solar eclipse | partial | 1.056 | 0.87 | — |
| 2029-06-12 04:05 | Solar eclipse | partial | 1.292 | 0.46 | — |
| 2029-06-26 03:22 | Lunar eclipse | total | 0.012 | 1.85 | totality 101 min · umbral 219 min |
| 2029-07-11 15:37 | Solar eclipse | partial | -1.421 | 0.23 | — |
| 2029-12-05 15:03 | Solar eclipse | partial | -1.061 | 0.89 | — |
| 2029-12-20 22:42 | Lunar eclipse | total | -0.382 | 1.11 | totality 53 min · umbral 211 min |
Method and sources
Eclipses are searched at every New Moon (solar) and Full Moon (lunar) of the period: an eclipse is possible when the argument of latitude F is near a node (|sin F| < 0.36), then γ, u and the magnitude follow Meeus’ formulae 54.1 to 54.4. The type (partial, annular, hybrid, total; penumbral, partial, total) follows from γ and u.
Results were checked against the book’s example 54.a (21 May 1993) and the 2024–2026 eclipses (NASA).
Reading these data
In rare marginal cases the computed type may differ from the NASA canon (hybrid eclipses, marginal penumbral eclipses); the “Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses” (Espenak & Meeus) is the reference. Times are those of the geocentric maximum, not of local contacts.
SOURCES OF THIS PAGE
- Meeus (1998)
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Meeus, J. (1998). Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed. Willmann-Bell. Chapter 54: eclipses (times of greatest eclipse, gamma, type and magnitude).
Licence : Published literature; cited