Contact times, how much of each eclipse is actually visible from where you are, and how high it sits above the horizon. Eclipses are not given a stargazing score: the score describes a whole night of dark sky, and an eclipse asks whether one bright object is visible at one moment on one bearing. Those are different questions.
Times below are the same everywhere on Earth. Whether an eclipse is actually above your horizon, how high it sits, which direction to look, and for a solar eclipse how much of the sun is covered, all depend on where you are.
A partial lunar eclipse. Part of the moon enters the dark part of Earth's shadow, giving a clear bite out of one edge.
| Stage | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Penumbral phase begins (barely perceptible) | 01:23 |
| Partial phase begins | 02:33 |
| Greatest eclipse | 04:12 |
| Partial phase ends | 05:52 |
| Penumbral phase ends (barely perceptible) | 07:01 |
A solar eclipse. How much of the sun is covered depends entirely on where you are: the same eclipse can be a sliver from one country and near-total from another.
| Stage | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First contact, the moon touches the sun (barely perceptible) | 16:36 |
| Maximum eclipse | 17:47 |
| Last contact, the moon leaves the sun | 18:49 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse. The moon passes through the faint outer shadow only. Deep enough that a careful observer may notice one edge dulled, but subtle and easy to miss.
| Stage | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Penumbral phase begins (barely perceptible) | 21:12 |
| Greatest eclipse | 23:12 |
| Penumbral phase ends (barely perceptible) | 01:13+1d |
A penumbral lunar eclipse. The moon passes through the faint outer shadow only, and most people cannot tell it is happening.
| Stage | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Penumbral phase begins (barely perceptible) | 05:24 |
| Greatest eclipse | 07:13 |
| Penumbral phase ends (barely perceptible) | 09:03 |
Times shown in UTC. Choose a location above to see them in local time.
Eclipse circumstances are computed by the IMCCE ephemeris service. Altitudes and directions are for the location above, and change with where you stand: a solar eclipse covering a third of the sun in Northern Ireland can cover nearly all of it in southern Spain. A clear sky overhead does not guarantee a clear horizon, and no forecast knows what is in the way of your own view. How we estimate cloud by direction.