Eclipses in 2032

4 eclipses · 2 solar · 2 lunar

Total lunar eclipse
Sunday, April 25, 2032 · 12:14 (Brasília time, UTC-3)
2031 days 00:17:47

In 2032 there are 4 eclipses: 2 solar and 2 lunar. Below, each one with the time of greatest eclipse in Brasília time (UTC-3), the magnitude, and its visibility from each of the 27 Brazilian state capitals.

April 25, 2032 — Total lunar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2031 days 00:17:47
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Sunday, 12:14 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
15:14 UTC
Umbral magnitude
1.191
Penumbral magnitude
2.219
Gamma
-0.356
Visible in Brazil?
No

The Moon is below the horizon in every Brazilian capital while this eclipse happens, so it cannot be seen from Brazil.

Lunar eclipse timeline
PhaseBrasília time (UTC-3)UTC
Penumbral phase begins (P1)09:2212:22
Partial phase begins (U1)10:2813:28
Totality begins (U2)11:4114:41
Greatest eclipse12:1415:14
Totality ends (U3)12:4715:47
Partial phase ends (U4)13:5916:59
Penumbral phase ends (P4)15:0518:05

A lunar eclipse is safe for your eyes: no filter is needed.

May 9, 2032 — Annular solar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2044 days 22:29:31
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Sunday, 10:25 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
13:25 UTC
Magnitude (diameter ratio)
0.997
Gamma
-0.937
Greatest eclipse at about
≈ 51°S 7°W
Visible in Brazil?
Partly

In Brazil it is a partial eclipse in 7 of the 27 state capitals. Among the capitals where it is partial, the Moon covers between 2% (Belo Horizonte) and 14% (Porto Alegre) of the Sun's area at maximum. The annular phase is seen only along a narrow path, which does not cross any state capital (greatest eclipse at about 51°S 7°W). The annular eclipse passes through other regions.

Solar eclipse visibility in each state capital (local time of the capital)
CapitalStatusStartMaximumEndSun coveredSun altitude
Rio Branco ACNot visible—
Maceió ALNot visible—
Macapá APNot visible—
Manaus AMNot visible—
Salvador BANot visible—
Fortaleza CENot visible—
Brasília DFNot visible—
Vitória ES Partial 08:4809:3210:21 6%41°
Goiânia GONot visible—
São Luís MANot visible—
Cuiabá MTNot visible—
Campo Grande MSNot visible—
Belo Horizonte MG Partial 08:5309:2610:01 2%38°
Belém PANot visible—
João Pessoa PBNot visible—
Curitiba PR Partial 08:3309:1510:01 7%29°
Recife PENot visible—
Teresina PINot visible—
Rio de Janeiro RJ Partial 08:3909:2610:17 8%36°
Natal RNNot visible—
Porto Alegre RS Partial 08:2209:1210:08 14%24°
Porto Velho RONot visible—
Boa Vista RRNot visible—
Florianópolis SC Partial 08:2709:1610:10 11%28°
São Paulo SP Partial 08:3809:2010:04 6%33°
Aracaju SENot visible—
Palmas TONot visible—

* The eclipse was already under way at sunrise (start) or is still going at sunset (end); the time shown is sunrise or sunset. A starred maximum is the largest visible coverage, at the moment of sunrise or sunset. "Sun covered" is the fraction of the Sun's disk area hidden by the Moon at maximum. Calculated for the center of each capital, ignoring terrain.

This is an approximation: use official sources, such as the NASA eclipse catalog, for the exact map of the path of totality or annularity.

Safety: never look at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses during a partial or annular eclipse. See how to watch safely.

October 18, 2032 — Total lunar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2207 days 04:06:37
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Monday, 16:03 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
19:03 UTC
Umbral magnitude
1.103
Penumbral magnitude
2.083
Gamma
0.417
Visible in Brazil?
Partly

From 0 of the 27 state capitals the Moon stays above the horizon during the whole umbral phase, and 7 more see only part of it.

Lunar eclipse timeline
PhaseBrasília time (UTC-3)UTC
Penumbral phase begins (P1)13:2516:25
Partial phase begins (U1)14:2517:25
Totality begins (U2)15:3918:39
Greatest eclipse16:0319:03
Totality ends (U3)16:2619:26
Partial phase ends (U4)17:4120:41
Penumbral phase ends (P4)18:4021:40
Lunar eclipse visibility in each state capital (local time of the capital)
CapitalStatusMaximum (local time)Moon altitude at maximumNotes
Rio Branco ACNot visible 14:03-50° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Maceió ALPartly 16:03-18° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:18, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Macapá APNot visible 16:03-32° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Manaus AMNot visible 15:03-41° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Salvador BAPartly 16:03-22° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:33, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Fortaleza CEPartly 16:03-20° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:25, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Brasília DFNot visible 16:03-31° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Vitória ESNot visible 16:03-24° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Goiânia GONot visible 16:03-32° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
São Luís MANot visible 16:03-26° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Cuiabá MTNot visible 15:03-39° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Campo Grande MSNot visible 15:03-37° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Belo Horizonte MGNot visible 16:03-27° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Belém PANot visible 16:03-30° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
João Pessoa PBPartly 16:03-17° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:13, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Curitiba PRNot visible 16:03-32° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Recife PEPartly 16:03-17° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:13, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Teresina PINot visible 16:03-25° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Rio de Janeiro RJNot visible 16:03-27° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Natal RNPartly 16:03-17° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:13, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Porto Alegre RSNot visible 16:03-33° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Porto Velho RONot visible 15:03-46° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Boa Vista RRNot visible 15:03-40° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Florianópolis SCNot visible 16:03-31° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
São Paulo SPNot visible 16:03-30° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Aracaju SEPartly 16:03-20° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:25, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Palmas TONot visible 16:03-31° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse

The Moon counts as visible when its center is above the horizon (accounting for refraction and parallax, i.e. the observer's viewpoint on the surface). "Visible" means the Moon is above the horizon from the start to the end of the umbral phase. Calculated for the center of each capital, ignoring terrain, clouds and buildings.

A lunar eclipse is safe for your eyes: no filter is needed.

November 3, 2032 — Partial solar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2222 days 14:37:14
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Wednesday, 02:33 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
05:33 UTC
Magnitude
0.855
Gamma
1.065
Visible in Brazil?
No

The Moon's shadow does not reach Brazil: in none of the 27 state capitals does the Moon cover any part of the Sun.

This is an approximation: use official sources, such as the NASA eclipse catalog, for the exact map of the shadow.

Safety: never look at the Sun without ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses during a partial or annular eclipse. See how to watch safely.

How to watch safely

How to watch a solar eclipse safely

  • Never look directly at the Sun without proper protection, not even during most of the partial phase. The retina has no pain receptors, so you feel nothing while the damage (solar retinopathy) happens, and it can be permanent.
  • Use eclipse glasses or handheld solar viewers that meet the ISO 12312-2 standard. Check the marking on the product, buy from a reliable seller, and throw them away if they are scratched, punctured or creased. Ordinary sunglasses, exposed film, CDs, smoked glass and stacked sunglasses do not protect your eyes.
  • Do not look through a camera, a phone zoom, binoculars or a telescope while wearing eclipse glasses: the optics concentrate the light and burn the filter and the eye. Any instrument needs its own solar filter fitted in front of the lens or aperture.
  • An annular eclipse is never safe to watch unfiltered: the ring of light is still the Sun's surface. Protection is needed from start to end.
  • Only during the total phase of a total eclipse, and only inside the path of totality, can the filter be removed, for the few minutes when the Sun is completely covered. Put it back on as soon as the first bright bead of sunlight returns. Outside the path, including every Brazilian capital for the eclipses on this page, the Sun is never fully covered, so the filter stays on the whole time.
  • Indirect methods are safe: a pinhole projector (a small hole in a card, with your back to the Sun, projecting the image onto a surface) or the crescent-shaped spots of light under tree leaves and kitchen colanders.
  • Supervise children, and do not rely on a quick glance: there is no safe "short look".

Lunar eclipses are completely safe: the Moon only reflects sunlight, so you can watch with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope, with no filter.

What is an eclipse?

An eclipse is the alignment of the Sun, the Earth and the Moon. At new Moon the Moon can hide the Sun (solar eclipse); at full Moon it can enter the Earth's shadow (lunar eclipse). It does not happen every month because the Moon's orbit is tilted about 5° to the Earth's. A total solar eclipse is rare at any single place, about once every 375 years on average, because the Moon's umbra is a strip at most about 270 km wide. Read about the types of eclipse and see the 2026–2035 calendar.

Values calculated on the server (approximation; use official sources for the path of totality). Times rounded to the minute.

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Frequently asked questions

How many eclipses happen in 2032?

In 2032 there are 4 eclipses: 2 solar and 2 lunar. April 25 (total lunar eclipse, 12:14); May 9 (annular solar eclipse, 10:25); October 18 (total lunar eclipse, 16:03); November 3 (partial solar eclipse, 02:33).

Which 2032 eclipses are visible in Brazil?

Noticeable from Brazil: May 9 (annular solar eclipse, 10:25); October 18 (total lunar eclipse, 16:03). The others are not seen from any capital, or are penumbral and nearly imperceptible.

What time is the maximum of each 2032 eclipse in Brasília time?

Brasília time (UTC-3), day/month: 25/04 at 12:14; 09/05 at 10:25; 18/10 at 16:03; 03/11 at 02:33. In capitals on other time zones (for example Manaus, UTC-4, and Rio Branco, UTC-5) the local clock time differs: see each eclipse table.

How much of the Sun is covered in São Paulo, Rio and Brasília in 2032?

Share of the Sun's area covered at maximum (calculated, approximate values): May 9: São Paulo 6%, Rio de Janeiro 8%, Brasília 0%.

Can I look at a solar eclipse without protection?

No. Looking straight at the Sun without protection, even when partly covered, can cause permanent retina damage, and you feel no pain while it happens. Wear ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses throughout any partial or annular eclipse, or use indirect projection through a small pinhole. Ordinary sunglasses do not protect. Only during a total eclipse, and only inside the path of totality, is it safe to look without a filter, for the few minutes when the Sun is completely covered.

Is a lunar eclipse harmful to the eyes?

No. During a lunar eclipse the Moon only reflects sunlight, as on any other night, so you can look with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope with no filter. The only issue is visibility: the eclipse can only be seen from places where the Moon is above the horizon while it happens.