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22 July 2028 Total Solar Eclipse

This eclipse is visible in Hong Kong - go to local timings and animation

What the Eclipse Will Look Like near the Maximum Point

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Where to See the Eclipse

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Path of the Eclipse Shadow

Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.

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This eclipse is visible in Hong Kong - go to local timings and animation

Eclipse Shadow Path

Portion of Sun covered by the Moon (Eclipse obscuration)

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When the Eclipse Happens Worldwide — Timeline

The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 70.0 seconds.

Eclipse Stages WorldwideUTC TimeLocal Time in Hong Kong*
First location to see the partial eclipse begin22 Jul, 00:27:3722 Jul, 08:27:37
First location to see the full eclipse begin22 Jul, 01:30:4322 Jul, 09:30:43
Maximum Eclipse22 Jul, 02:55:2922 Jul, 10:55:29
Last location to see the full eclipse end22 Jul, 04:20:0422 Jul, 12:20:04
Last location to see the partial eclipse end22 Jul, 05:23:1122 Jul, 13:23:11

* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Hong Kong are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. See the actual times the eclipse is visible in Hong Kong.

Upcoming eclipses visible in Hong Kong

Next Total Solar Eclipse will be on 25 Nov 2030

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds

Countries Where the Eclipse Is Visible

CountryTypeStartEndTotality Duration
Australia
Total Solar Eclipse
09:07 AWST15:49 LHST1h, 16m, 24s
Christmas Island
Total Solar Eclipse
07:39 CXT10:25 CXT4m, 20s
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Total Solar Eclipse
07:03 CCT09:35 CCT3m, 40s
New Zealand
Total Solar Eclipse
15:03 NZST17:23 NZST5m, 23s
Antarctica
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:24 DAVT14:36 DDUT---
British Indian Ocean Territory
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:21 IOT08:22 IOT---
Brunei
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:47 MYT11:25 MYT---
Cambodia
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:42 ICT09:47 ICT---
China
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:07 CST10:28 CST---
East Timor
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:09 TLT13:19 TLT---
Fiji
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:32 TOT18:08 TOT---
French Southern Territories
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:59 TFT08:05 TFT---
Hong Kong
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:40 HKT10:03 HKT---
India
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:04 IST08:01 IST---
Indonesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:30 WIB13:42 WIT---
Laos
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:51 ICT09:38 ICT---
Macau
Partial Solar Eclipse
09:38 CST10:04 CST---
Malaysia
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:33 MYT11:33 MYT---
Maldives
Partial Solar Eclipse
05:59 MVT07:13 MVT---
Mauritius
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:20 MUT06:30 MUT---
Micronesia
Partial Solar Eclipse
11:55 CHUT15:08 PONT---
Myanmar
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:09 MMT09:03 MMT---
New Caledonia
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:07 NCT16:13 NCT---
Niue
Partial Solar Eclipse
17:19 NUT17:39 NUT---
Norfolk Island
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:12 NFT16:19 NFT---
Palau
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:23 13:01 ---
Papua New Guinea
Partial Solar Eclipse
10:54 WIT14:53 PGT---
Philippines
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:54 11:44 ---
Singapore
Partial Solar Eclipse
08:34 SGT11:04 SGT---
Solomon Islands
Partial Solar Eclipse
13:48 SBT15:53 SBT---
Sri Lanka
Partial Solar Eclipse
06:06 IST07:41 IST---
Thailand
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:35 ICT09:50 ICT---
Tonga
Partial Solar Eclipse
16:50 TOT18:03 TOT---
Vanuatu
Partial Solar Eclipse
14:19 VUT16:08 VUT---
Vietnam
Partial Solar Eclipse
07:40 ICT09:54 ICT---

All times shown in this table are local time. (Note: more than one time zone is listed.) "Totality duration" gives the time between the start and finish of totality within the entire country (not at one location).

How Many People Can See This Eclipse?

Number of People Seeing...Number of People*Fraction of World Population
Any part of the eclipse1,000,000,00012.65%
At least 10% partial653,000,0008.19%
At least 20% partial493,000,0006.18%
At least 30% partial394,000,0004.94%
At least 40% partial353,000,0004.43%
At least 50% partial319,000,0004.00%
At least 60% partial276,000,0003.47%
At least 70% partial241,000,0003.02%
At least 80% partial206,000,0002.58%
At least 90% partial138,000,0001.73%
Totality or annularity6,350,0000.08%

* The number of people refers to the resident population (as a round number) in areas where the eclipse is visible. timeanddate has calculated these numbers using raw population data provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University. The raw data is based on population estimates from the year 2000 to 2020.

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the second eclipse this season.

First eclipse this season: 6 July 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse