Australia's lunar eclipses 2023-2040.

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Lunar eclipses occur when the Moon enters the Earth's shadow; therefore they can only occur at the time of a full moon. They're visible (weather permitting) from anywhere that's in the night-time half of the Earth at the time. Consequently any place on Earth will witness several lunar eclipses per decade.

If part of the Moon is inside the Earth's shadow then we see a partial lunar eclipse. If the entire Moon is inside the shadow then we see a total lunar eclipse. The boundary of the Earth's shadow is indistinct because of the Earth's atmosphere. The atmosphere also directs some sunlight onto the eclipsed Moon, illuminating it with a variety of dim red / orange / yellow colours.
A total lunar eclipse can last for up to 107 minutes and it's preceded and followed by at least an hour of partial lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse you can also see nearly as many stars as you would on a moonless night.
Partial and total lunar eclipses are easily seen by eye or binoculars, and (unlike solar eclipses) you don't need any eye protection or filters. Binoculars or telescopes will let you watch the edge of the Earth's shadow passing across the lunar surface, and (sometimes) stars being eclipsed by the eclipsed Moon.

The Earth's shadow (umbra) is also surrounded by a partial shadow zone or penumbra, where part of the Sun is blocked by the Earth. If the Moon is only in this penumbral shadow then we see a penumbral lunar eclipse. Penumbral eclipses are usually difficult to distinguish from an ordinary full moon and so we haven't listed them below.


26 May 2021 lunar eclipse photo sequence

The partial eclipse photo above used similar mobile phone camera settings to a full moon (1/250 second @ ISO 60). The almost-total eclipse was 2 seconds @ ISO 100, which overexposed the remaining un-eclipsed bit of the Moon but shows the rest of the Moon well. The beginning of total eclipse was 1 second @ ISO 100, which is underexposed. These photos were all taken with a mobile phone camera looking through a tripod-mounted 10x60 binocular, which collects a lot more light that the phone camera can alone (and magnifies the view too).
For recent model mobile phones, you can manually focus their standard camera app by pressing a fingertip to the exact part of the image you want to focus (such as the Moon's edge). Then tap the part of the image you're interested in to adjust the exposure time. During a partial lunar eclipse, try alternating exposures between the eclipsed and un-eclipsed parts of the Moon.
Total lunar eclipses normally provide plenty of time to experiment with digital camera settings and preview the results. But the 26 May 2021 total eclipse lasted only 14 minutes, and for 12 of those minutes the Moon was totally hidden by clouds!

By contrast the 8 November 2022 total eclipse lasted almost 86 minutes and it was a mostly clear night. The digital camera photo below was taken through a 200mm lens, 1 second @ ISO 6400. Purple ticks indicate the planet Uranus, which coincidentally happened to be in almost the same direction.
8 November 2022 total lunar eclipse + Uranus


Total and Partial Lunar Eclipses
visible from Australia
between 2023 and 2040

Dates and times are for Australian standard time zones, to the nearest minute.
Add 1 hour for Summer times if applicable.


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29 Oct 2023 partial lunar eclipse
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29 Oct 2023

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
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(eclipse may be in progress at local moonset)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  03:35 - - 04:53
 Central standard time  05:05 - - 06:23
 Eastern standard time  05:35 - - 06:53


14 Mar 2025 partial (in Australia) lunar eclipse
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14 Mar 2025

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
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(this one is actually a total lunar eclipse,
but only its concluding partial eclipse stage is visible, from eastern Australia)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  not visible not visible not visible not visible
 Central standard time  not visible not visible not visible not visible
 Eastern standard time  not visible not visible 17:32 18:48


8 Sep 2025 total lunar eclipse
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8 Sep 2025
total for 82 minutes

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  00:27 01:31 02:53 03:57
 Central standard time  01:57 03:01 04:23 05:27
 Eastern standard time  02:27 03:31 04:53 05:57

total lunar eclipse 8 Sep 2025


3 Mar 2026 total lunar eclipse
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3 Mar 2026
total for 59 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
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(eclipse may be in progress at local moonrise)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  17:50 19:04 20:03 21:17
 Central standard time  19:20 20:34 21:33 22:47
 Eastern standard time  19:50 21:04 22:03 23:17


7 Jul 2028 partial lunar eclipse
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7 Jul 2028

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Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:09 - - 03:31
 Central standard time  02:39 - - 05:01
 Eastern standard time  03:09 - - 05:31
This lunar eclipse is followed 2 weeks later by the 22 July 2028 total solar eclipse.


1 Jan 2029 total lunar eclipse
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1 Jan 2029
total for 72 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
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(yes, this is a New Year's Eve / New Year's Day eclipse!)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  23:07
(31 Dec 2028)
00:16 01:28 02:37
 Central standard time  00:37 01:46 02:58 04:07
 Eastern standard time  01:07 02:16 03:28 04:37


21 Dec 2029 partial (in Australia) lunar eclipse
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21 Dec 2029

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Australian standard times of eclipse
add 1 hour for daylight saving
(this one is actually a total lunar eclipse,
but only its initial partial eclipse stage is visible, from western Australia)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  04:55 not visible not visible not visible
 Central standard time  not visible not visible not visible not visible
 Eastern standard time  not visible not visible not visible not visible


16 Jun 2030 partial lunar eclipse
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16 Jun 2030

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Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:21 - - 03:46
 Central standard time  02:51 - - 05:16
 Eastern standard time  03:21 - - 05:46


25-26 Apr 2032 total lunar eclipse
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25-26 Apr 2032
total for 67 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  21:28
(25 Apr)
22:40 23:47 01:00
(26 Apr)
 Central standard time  22:58
(25 Apr)
00:10 01:17 02:30
(26 Apr)
 Eastern standard time  23:28
(25 Apr)
00:40 01:47 03:00
(26 Apr)


19 Oct 2032 total lunar eclipse
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19 Oct 2032
total for 48 minutes

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
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(eclipse may be in progress at local moonset)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:24 02:38 03:26 04:41
 Central standard time  02:54 04:08 04:56 06:11
 Eastern standard time  03:24 04:38 05:26 06:41


15 Apr 2033 total lunar eclipse
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15 Apr 2033
total for 50 minutes

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
(eclipse may be in progress at local moonset)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:25 02:48 03:38 05:01
 Central standard time  02:55 04:18 05:08 06:31
 Eastern standard time  03:25 04:48 05:38 07:01


8 Oct 2033 total lunar eclipse
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8 Oct 2033
total for 79 minutes

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
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(eclipse may be in progress at local moonrise)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  17:14 18:16 19:35 20:37
 Central standard time  18:44 19:46 21:05 22:07
 Eastern standard time  19:14 20:16 21:35 22:37


12 Feb 2036 total lunar eclipse
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12 Feb 2036
total for 74 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
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(eclipse in progress at local moonset)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  04:31 05:35 06:49 not visible
 Central standard time  06:01 07:05 not visible not visible
 Eastern standard time  06:31 not visible not visible not visible


31 Jan - 1 Feb 2037 total lunar eclipse
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31 Jan - 1 Feb 2037
total for 65 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
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 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  20:21
(31 Jan)
21:28 22:33 23:40
 Central standard time  21:51
(31 Jan)
22:58 00:03 01:10
(1 Feb)
 Eastern standard time  22:21
(31 Jan)
23:28 00:33 01:40
(1 Feb)


7 Jun 2039 partial lunar eclipse
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7 Jun 2039

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Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:23 - - 04:23
 Central standard time  02:53 - - 05:53
 Eastern standard time  03:23 - - 06:23


30 Nov - 1 Dec 2039 partial lunar eclipse
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30 Nov - 1 Dec 2039

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Australian standard times of eclipse
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 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  23:12
(30 Nov)
- - 02:39
(1 Dec)
 Central standard time  00:42
(1 Dec)
- - 04:09
 Eastern standard time  01:12
(1 Dec)
- - 04:39


26 May 2040 total lunar eclipse
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26 May 2040
total for 92 minutes

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of this eclipse


Australian standard times of eclipse
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  17:59 18:59 20:31 21:31
 Central standard time  19:29 20:29 22:01 23:01
 Eastern standard time  19:59 20:59 22:31 23:31


19 Nov 2040 total lunar eclipse
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19 Nov 2040
total for 89 minutes

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Australian standard times of eclipse
add 1 hour for daylight saving
(eclipse may be in progress at moonset)
 Australian time zone   partial eclipse begins   total eclipse begins   total eclipse ends   partial eclipse ends 
 Western standard time  01:13 02:19 03:48 04:54
 Central standard time  02:43 03:49 05:18 not visible
 Eastern standard time  03:13 04:19 05:48 not visible