Eclipses 2027
A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, at a new Moon; a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves through Earth’s shadow, at a full Moon. Both can only happen when the Moon is close to one of its nodes, the points where its orbit crosses the Sun’s apparent path.
In 2027, 2 solar eclipses and 3 lunar eclipses.
Annular solar eclipse
· Paris time
16:00 UTC · Sun at 17°38′ Aquarius
Penumbral lunar eclipse
· Paris time
February 20, 23:13 UTC · Moon at 1°59′ Virgo
Penumbral lunar eclipse
· Paris time
16:03 UTC · Moon at 25°58′ Capricorn
Total solar eclipse
· Paris time
10:07 UTC · Sun at 9°55′ Leo
Penumbral lunar eclipse
· Paris time
07:14 UTC · Moon at 24°05′ Aquarius
Types of eclipse
- Total: the Moon covers the whole Sun, or the whole Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
- Annular: the Moon is too far from Earth to cover the Sun completely, leaving a ring of sunlight.
- Penumbral: the Moon passes only through Earth’s outer shadow and dims slightly.
The time given is greatest eclipse, a single instant for the whole Earth; each eclipse is visible from only part of the globe.
Calculated with Swiss Ephemeris 2.10.03, tropical zodiac, geocentric. Times to the minute, in Paris time and in Universal Time (UTC).
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