Eclipses During 2024
In 2024, there are two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses as follows.
| 2024 Mar 25: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
| 2024 Apr 08: Total Solar Eclipse |
| 2024 Sep 18: Partial Lunar Eclipse |
| 2024 Oct 02: Annular Solar Eclipse |
All times and dates on this page are in Universal Time or UT. This astronomically derived time system is colloquially referred to as Greenwich Mean Time or GMT. To learn more about UT and how to convert UT to your own local time, see Time Zones and Universal Time.
The predictions below are drawn from the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and the Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses (Espenak and Meeus). Unlike the pages for 1996 through 2014, this page is not an Observer's Handbook article: it carries the catalog predictions and links to the detailed eclipse resources, without the accompanying figures, data tables, and commentary.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of March 25
Greatest Eclipse (TD): 07:13:59
Greatest Eclipse (UT): 07:13
Delta T: 74.0 s
Penumbral Magnitude: 0.9557
Umbral Magnitude: -0.1325
Gamma: 1.0609
Moon at Zenith: 1.0S 106.0W
Saros Series: 113
The times of the major eclipse phases are listed below. They are derived from the phase durations published in the Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses, which are tabulated to a tenth of a minute, and are therefore given to the nearest minute.
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 04:53 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 07:13 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 09:32 UT
This eclipse belongs to Saros 113. Complete details for the series, including every eclipse it contains, are at:
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros113.html
Catalog reference: Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.
Total Solar Eclipse of April 8
Greatest Eclipse (TD): 18:18:29
Greatest Eclipse (UT): 18:17
Delta T: 74.0 s
Eclipse Magnitude: 1.05655
Gamma: 0.34314
Central Duration: 04m28s
Path Width: 198 km
Greatest Eclipse Point: 25.3N 104.1W
Sun Altitude: 70°
Saros Series: 139 (member 30 of 71)
This eclipse belongs to Saros 139. Complete details for the series, including every eclipse it contains, are at:
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros139.html
Catalog reference: Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses.
Partial Lunar Eclipse of September 18
Greatest Eclipse (TD): 02:45:25
Greatest Eclipse (UT): 02:44
Delta T: 74.0 s
Penumbral Magnitude: 1.0372
Umbral Magnitude: 0.0848
Gamma: -0.9792
Moon at Zenith: 3.0S 42.0W
Saros Series: 118
The times of the major eclipse phases are listed below. They are derived from the phase durations published in the Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses, which are tabulated to a tenth of a minute, and are therefore given to the nearest minute.
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 00:41 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: 02:13 UT
Greatest Eclipse: 02:44 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: 03:16 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: 04:47 UT
This eclipse belongs to Saros 118. Complete details for the series, including every eclipse it contains, are at:
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros118.html
Catalog reference: Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.
Annular Solar Eclipse of October 2
Greatest Eclipse (TD): 18:46:13
Greatest Eclipse (UT): 18:45
Delta T: 74.3 s
Eclipse Magnitude: 0.93260
Gamma: -0.35087
Central Duration: 07m25s
Path Width: 267 km
Greatest Eclipse Point: 22.0S 114.5W
Sun Altitude: 69°
Saros Series: 144 (member 17 of 70)
This eclipse belongs to Saros 144. Complete details for the series, including every eclipse it contains, are at:
eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros144.html
Catalog reference: Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses.
2026 Aug 05