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Eclipses and meteor showers

Every solar and lunar eclipse until 2035 and the year's meteor showers, with the Moon at each peak.

Eclipses until 2035

Solar: the countries the path of totality or annularity crosses. Lunar: seen from the whole night side of the Earth.

  1. 6Feb 2027Annular solar eclipsepath across Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, CI, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
  2. 2Aug 2027Total solar eclipsepath across Spain, GI, Morocco, Algeria, TN, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
  3. 12Jan 2028Partial lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 04:13 UTC
  4. 26Jan 2028Annular solar eclipsepath across Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Spain, Portugal
  5. 6Jul 2028Partial lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 18:20 UTC
  6. 22Jul 2028Total solar eclipsepath across Australia, New Zealand
  7. 31Dec 2028Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 16:51 UTC
  8. 26Jun 2029Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 03:22 UTC
  9. 20Dec 2029Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 22:42 UTC
  10. 1Jun 2030Annular solar eclipsepath across Algeria, TN, Libya, Greece, Turkey, Russia, China, Japan
  11. 15Jun 2030Partial lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 18:33 UTC
  12. 25Nov 2030Total solar eclipsepath across Namibia, BW, South Africa, Lesotho, Australia
  13. 21May 2031Annular solar eclipsepath across Angola, DR Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia
  14. 25Apr 2032Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 15:13 UTC
  15. 18Oct 2032Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 19:03 UTC
  16. 30Mar 2033Total solar eclipsepath across United States, Russia
  17. 14Apr 2033Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 19:12 UTC
  18. 8Oct 2033Total lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 10:55 UTC
  19. 20Mar 2034Total solar eclipsepath across Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China
  20. 28Sep 2034Partial lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 02:46 UTC
  21. 19Aug 2035Partial lunar eclipse seen wherever the Moon is up at 01:11 UTC
  22. 2Sep 2035Total solar eclipsepath across China, North Korea, Japan

Solar eclipses: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC. Lunar eclipses: computed with J. Meeus' algorithms (time of greatest eclipse in UTC).

Meteor showers

The major showers of the year: peak date, the best rate under a dark sky, and the Moon at the peak.

  1. 4Jan 2027Quadrantidsup to 110 an hour · best from the northMoon 12% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaWood Buffalo National ParkGobi DesertSakhalin
  2. 22Apr 2027Lyridsup to 18 an hour · best from the northMoon 98% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaWood Buffalo National ParkLake TanganyikaGobi Desert
  3. 6May 2027Eta Aquariidsup to 50 an hour · seen from both hemispheresMoon 0% lit at the peakDark places for it: Pitcairn IslandsSaharaLake TanganyikaFunafuti
  4. 30Jul 2027Southern Delta Aquariidsup to 25 an hour · best from the southMoon 15% lit at the peakDark places for it: Pitcairn IslandsSaharaLake TanganyikaFunafuti
  5. 12Aug 2027Perseidsup to 100 an hour · best from the northMoon 78% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaWood Buffalo National ParkGobi DesertSakhalin
  6. 21Oct 2026Orionidsup to 20 an hour · seen from both hemispheresMoon 73% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaLake TanganyikaFunafutiGobi Desert
  7. 17Nov 2026Leonidsup to 15 an hour · best from the northMoon 46% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaWood Buffalo National ParkLake TanganyikaFunafuti
  8. 14Dec 2026Geminidsup to 150 an hour · best from the northMoon 21% lit at the peakDark places for it: SaharaWood Buffalo National ParkLake TanganyikaGobi Desert

Peak dates from the International Meteor Organization; they move by a day from year to year. Rates are zenithal hourly rates: you will see fewer.

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