Solar & Lunar Eclipses Visible from Brisbane
Every eclipse in the 2024–2040 catalog that reaches Brisbane (-27.4698°, 153.0251°), with contact times on the Australia/Brisbane clock.
Checking the catalog against today's date…
Open the calculator at Brisbane's coordinates24 of the 39 in the catalog are above the horizon here, 8 of them total. Times are Australia/Brisbane, converted per eclipse.
Brisbane's best-placed eclipse in the window is the total lunar eclipse of April 26, 2032, greatest at 1:13 AM GMT+10. The moon is fully inside Earth's shadow for 1h 6m, and the whole eclipse happens with the moon up — 65° above the horizon at greatest eclipse.
| Date | From Brisbane | Local times | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 25, 2024 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse begins below the horizon — the moon rises over Brisbane at about 5:49 PM, already in the penumbral shading. Everything before that happens while the moon is down. | 5:12 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | below the horizon at greatest |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 Total lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse begins below the horizon — the moon rises over Brisbane at about 6:02 PM, already in the partial phase. Everything before that happens while the moon is down. | 4:58 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 4:25 PM – 5:31 PM | below the horizon at greatest 1h 5m total |
| Monday, September 8, 2025 Total lunar eclipse | Total The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 5:57 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 4:11 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 3:30 AM – 4:52 AM | 23° up at greatest 1h 22m total |
| Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Total lunar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 9:33 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 9:04 PM – 10:02 PM | 41° up at greatest 58m total |
| Monday, July 19, 2027 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 2:02 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 60° up at greatest |
| Tuesday, August 17, 2027 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse begins below the horizon — the moon rises over Brisbane at about 5:23 PM, already in the penumbral shading. Everything before that happens while the moon is down. | 5:13 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | below the horizon at greatest |
| Friday, July 7, 2028 Partial lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 6:42 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 4:19 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Umbral 3:08 AM – 5:30 AM | 30° up at greatest |
| Monday, January 1, 2029 Total lunar eclipse | Total The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 5:00 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 2:51 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 2:16 AM – 3:27 AM | 23° up at greatest 1h 11m total |
| Sunday, June 16, 2030 Partial lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 6:40 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 4:33 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Umbral 3:21 AM – 5:45 AM | 26° up at greatest |
| Thursday, June 5, 2031 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 9:43 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 62° up at greatest |
| Thursday, October 30, 2031 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse begins below the horizon — the moon rises over Brisbane at about 6:00 PM, already in the penumbral shading. Everything before that happens while the moon is down. | 5:45 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | below the horizon at greatest |
| Monday, April 26, 2032 Total lunar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 1:13 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 12:40 AM – 1:46 AM | 65° up at greatest 1h 6m total |
| Tuesday, October 19, 2032 Total lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 5:11 AM, during totality. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 5:02 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 4:38 AM – 5:25 AM | 2° up at greatest 47m total |
| Friday, April 15, 2033 Total lunar eclipse | Total The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 6:08 AM, during the partial phase. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 5:12 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 4:47 AM – 5:37 AM | 12° up at greatest 49m total |
| Saturday, October 8, 2033 Total lunar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 8:55 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 8:15 PM – 9:34 PM | 39° up at greatest 1h 19m total |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2034 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 6:02 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 5:05 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 13° up at greatest |
| Thursday, February 22, 2035 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse begins below the horizon — the moon rises over Brisbane at about 6:22 PM, already in the penumbral shading. Everything before that happens while the moon is down. | 7:04 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 9° up at greatest |
| Sunday, February 1, 2037 Total lunar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 12:00 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 11:28 PM – 12:32 AM | 45° up at greatest 1h 4m total |
| Friday, July 16, 2038 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 9:34 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 58° up at greatest |
| Sunday, December 12, 2038 Penumbral lunar eclipse | Penumbral The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 4:50 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 3:43 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse | 13° up at greatest |
| Tuesday, June 7, 2039 Partial lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 6:36 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 4:53 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Umbral 3:23 AM – 6:22 AM | 22° up at greatest |
| Thursday, December 1, 2039 Partial lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 4:48 AM, during the penumbral shading. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 2:55 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Umbral 1:12 AM – 4:38 AM | 21° up at greatest |
| Saturday, May 26, 2040 Total lunar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse is above Brisbane's horizon, from first contact to last. | 9:44 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 8:58 PM – 10:31 PM | 62° up at greatest 1h 32m total |
| Monday, November 19, 2040 Total lunar eclipse | Partial The eclipse is still under way at moonset — the moon sets at about 4:50 AM, during totality. The rest of it happens below Brisbane's horizon. | 5:03 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse Totality 4:19 AM – 5:47 AM | below the horizon at greatest 1h 28m total |
Reading the table. Greatest eclipse is one instant worldwide, printed on Brisbane's clock — the zone abbreviation is resolved for that date, so it changes across the window wherever the clocks do. From Brisbane is what the horizon leaves: a total eclipse the moon sets during is a partial one here, and the note beside it says which phase was under way. Durations are the eclipse's own, worldwide.
6 of the 38 in the catalog happen with the sun up here. Times are Australia/Brisbane, converted per eclipse.
Yes — 6 of the 38 solar eclipses catalogued between 2024 and 2040 are visible from Brisbane, at least in part: July 22, 2028, November 25, 2030, March 10, 2035, July 13, 2037, December 26, 2038, May 11, 2040. Brisbane is inside the path of totality on July 13, 2037, for 1m 14s.
| Date | From Brisbane | Local times | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 22, 2028 Total solar eclipse | Partial The whole eclipse happens with the sun up, from first contact at 12:40 PM to last at 3:14 PM. | 2:01 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here | 82% of the sun covered 33° up |
| Monday, November 25, 2030 Total solar eclipse | Partial It begins at 5:30 PM, and the sun sets over Brisbane at 6:24 PM with the eclipse still under way. | 6:23 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here | 97% of the sun covered |
| Saturday, March 10, 2035 Annular solar eclipse | Partial The whole eclipse happens with the sun up, from first contact at 6:24 AM to last at 8:31 AM. | 7:24 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here | 39% of the sun covered 21° up |
| Monday, July 13, 2037 Total solar eclipse | Total The whole eclipse happens with the sun up, from first contact at 11:42 AM to last at 2:42 PM. | 1:16 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here Totality 1:16 PM – 1:17 PM | 100% of the sun covered 1m 14s total 37° up |
| Sunday, December 26, 2038 Total solar eclipse | Partial The whole eclipse happens with the sun up, from first contact at 9:02 AM to last at 11:52 AM. | 10:23 AM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here | 61% of the sun covered 70° up |
| Friday, May 11, 2040 Partial solar eclipse | Partial The whole eclipse happens with the sun up, from first contact at 1:20 PM to last at 3:11 PM. | 2:17 PM GMT+10 greatest eclipse here | 10% of the sun covered 31° up |
"Covered" is the share of the sun's area the moon hides at the deepest moment seen from Brisbane. A solar eclipse is only safe to look at through ISO 12312-2 filters, except during the totality of a total eclipse.
Eclipse dates and contact times come from the NASA/Espenak catalog, and everything local to Brisbane — whether the moon or sun is above the horizon, how high it stands, what the horizon cuts off — is computed for -27.4698°, 153.0251° and converted to Australia/Brisbane. Nothing on this page is stamped with a build date: an eclipse is a catalogued instant, so where the shadow fell and how high the moon stood over Brisbane are as fixed for 2024 as for 2040. Only the "next eclipse" panel at the top reads the clock, and it does so in your browser.
What the horizon decides. A lunar eclipse is visible from wherever the moon is up, which is half the planet — but an eclipse runs for hours and can straddle moonrise or moonset, and then only part of it is Brisbane's. That is why each row carries the moon's altitude at greatest eclipse and, where it matters, which phase was under way as the moon crossed the horizon. An eclipse 70° up is overhead and unmistakable; the same eclipse a few degrees up is behind whatever Brisbane has on its skyline.
How the solar rows are worked out. Each comes from NASA's Besselian elements for that eclipse, evaluated at Brisbane's coordinates at sea level: when the moon's disc first touches the sun's and when it leaves, how much of the sun it covers, and — inside a path — how long totality or annularity lasts. "Covered" is the share of the sun's area, which is what decides how dark it gets; it agrees with the US Naval Observatory's own figures to within a fifth of a percentage point, and the times to within five seconds. Near the edge of a path, the last kilometre or so depends on the mountains along the moon's limb, which these figures leave out.
Safe viewing. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye, binoculars, or a telescope — it is only the full moon, dimmed. A solar eclipse is not: outside the brief totality of a total eclipse, looking at the sun needs ISO 12312-2 filters, and sunglasses are not filters — not even at 99% covered, when the sliver left is still bright enough to burn.
When is the next lunar eclipse visible from Brisbane?
The panel at the top of this page names it, counting from today in your browser. The table below is the full record instead: all 24 lunar eclipses between 2024 and 2040 that are above Brisbane's horizon, with contact times already converted to Australia/Brisbane. 8 of them are total from here.
Will a solar eclipse be visible from Brisbane?
Yes — 6 of the 38 solar eclipses catalogued between 2024 and 2040 are visible from Brisbane, at least in part: July 22, 2028, November 25, 2030, March 10, 2035, July 13, 2037, December 26, 2038, May 11, 2040. Brisbane is inside the path of totality on July 13, 2037, for 1m 14s.
What time does the eclipse start in Brisbane?
Every time on this page is Brisbane local time, converted per eclipse rather than once for the page — the window spans 16 years, so the same zone reads differently in January and July and the abbreviation beside each row says which applies. A lunar eclipse begins with the faint penumbral shading (P1), bites into the disc at first umbral contact (U1) and, if it is total, goes fully dark at U2. A solar eclipse begins when the moon's disc first touches the sun's and, inside a path, turns total or annular at second contact; the solar table gives both, cut at sunrise or sunset where the horizon gets there first.
Why does Brisbane see more lunar eclipses than solar ones?
Earth's shadow at the moon's distance is far larger than the moon's shadow on Earth, and a lunar eclipse is visible from the entire night side of the planet at once — so Brisbane catches 24 of the 39 lunar eclipses in the window, and only 6 of the 38 solar ones. A solar eclipse throws a shadow a few thousand kilometres across at most, and its darkest part a few hundred; miss that footprint by an hour of Earth's rotation and there is nothing to see from Brisbane at all.