Jul 27, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Total Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Total Eclipse ends
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- West in Asia
- East in Australia
- Parts of Africa
- East in North America
- East in South America
- Indian Ocean
Total eclipse visible in...
Locations near the shadow's path:
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Oslo, Norway
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Brussels, Belgium
- Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Paris, France
- Warsaw, Poland
- Algiers, Algeria
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
- Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Casablanca, Morocco
- Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Madrid, Spain
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Budapest, Hungary
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Rome, Italy
- Dublin, Ireland
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Adak, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Anadyr, Russia
- Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- Cayenne, French Guiana
- Paramaribo, Suriname
- Santiago, Chile
- Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Boise, Idaho, U.S.A.
- Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
- Belmopan, Belize
- Augusta, Maine, U.S.A.
- Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.A.
- Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
- Albany, New York, U.S.A.
- Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Palo Alto* | Visible in Palo Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | Jul 27 at 5:17 PM | Jul 27 at 10:17 AM | No, under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse begins | Jul 27 at 6:26 PM | Jul 27 at 11:26 AM | No, under horizon |
| Full Eclipse begins | Jul 27 at 7:32 PM | Jul 27 at 12:32 PM | No, under horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | Jul 27 at 8:22 PM | Jul 27 at 1:22 PM | No, under horizon |
| Full Eclipse ends | Jul 27 at 9:13 PM | Jul 27 at 2:13 PM | No, under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse ends | Jul 27 at 10:19 PM | Jul 27 at 3:19 PM | No, under horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | Jul 27 at 11:28 PM | Jul 27 at 4:28 PM | No, under horizon |
* The Moon is under the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Palo Alto.
Eclipses during year 2018
- Jan 31, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Feb 15, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jul 13, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Jul 27, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Aug 11, 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse