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Next Eclipse in Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia

The next solar eclipse visible from Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia is on Sat, Jul 22, 2028: a partial eclipse covering about 80% of the Sun at maximum (03:52 UTC).

Solar eclipses

  • Sat, Jul 22, 2028 · 03:52 UTC

    Partial · 79.9% of the Sun covered at maximum. Outside the central path: a partial eclipse. The Sun is 28° above the horizon at maximum.

  • Mon, Nov 25, 2030 · 08:15 UTC

    Partial · 73.2% of the Sun covered at maximum. Outside the central path: a partial eclipse. The Sun is 11° above the horizon at maximum.

  • Fri, Mar 9, 2035 · 21:24 UTC

    Partial · 77.6% of the Sun covered at maximum. Outside the central path: a partial eclipse. The Sun is 13° above the horizon at maximum.

Next lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Sun, Jul 18, 2027 · middle of the eclipse 16:02 UTC. The Moon is 64° above the horizon at that moment.

Calculated from the coordinates of Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia (-38.37°, 144.88°) with an astronomy engine, not looked up. Times are UTC. Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses.

Questions

When is the next solar eclipse in Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia?

The next solar eclipse visible from Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia is on Sat, Jul 22, 2028, with maximum at 03:52 UTC. It is a partial eclipse from this spot, covering about 80% of the Sun. This place is outside the central path, so it sees a partial eclipse.

When is the next lunar eclipse visible from Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia?

The next lunar eclipse with the Moon above the horizon at Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia is a penumbral eclipse in the middle of Sun, Jul 18, 2027 (16:02 UTC).

Is it safe to look at an eclipse?

Never look at the Sun without certified eclipse glasses or a certified solar filter, even during a partial eclipse. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye.

How to read an eclipse forecast for Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia

An eclipse is not one event but a different event at every address. The Moon's shadow is small, and the line it sweeps across Earth is only a few dozen to a couple of hundred kilometres wide. Stand inside that line and the Sun can vanish completely; stand a few hundred kilometres to one side and the Moon takes only a bite out of it. That is why this page works from the exact coordinates of Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia instead of quoting a country-wide figure.

Obscuration is the share of the Sun's disc the Moon covers at the greatest point of the eclipse. Anything below 100% is partial, and even 90% leaves the remaining sliver bright enough to damage unprotected eyes. Only totality, when the Sun is fully covered, is safe to look at without a filter, and only for that brief window. Our eclipse hub explains the types side by side, and the August 12, 2026 guide and 2027 eclipse explorer show where the nearest major paths fall.

Sun altitude matters as much as coverage. An eclipse that peaks with the Sun below the horizon, or only a few degrees above it, can be hidden by hills, buildings or haze even when the geometry is perfect. Choose a viewing spot with a clear line toward the Sun at the time shown, and arrive early.

Lunar eclipses are different: they are visible from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon, and they are safe to watch with the naked eye. Because the Moon's phase and position drive the timing, you can follow the lunar calendar for Capel Sound, Victoria, Australia on the Moon phase tracker, and plan evening observing around the sunset time on the sunrise and sunset pages.

All times here are Universal Time (UTC), calculated with an astronomy engine from orbital models rather than copied from a table, so they hold for any place on Earth. For official path maps and contact times, NASA's eclipse pages remain the reference. Space weather can matter too: a solar eclipse changes the ionosphere briefly, and you can follow conditions on our live space weather dashboard.

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