Eclipses in 2033

4 eclipses · 2 solar · 2 lunar

Total solar eclipse
Wednesday, March 30, 2033 · 15:01 (Brasília time, UTC-3)
2370 days 03:05:27

In 2033 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.

March 30, 2033 — Total solar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2370 days 03:05:27
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Wednesday, 15:01 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
18:01 UTC
Magnitude (diameter ratio)
1.047
Gamma
0.977
Greatest eclipse at about
≈ 71°N 154°W
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. The total phase is seen only along a narrow path, which does not cross any state capital (greatest eclipse at about 71°N 154°W). The total eclipse passes through other regions.

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.

April 14, 2033 — Total lunar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2385 days 04:16:46
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Thursday, 16:13 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
19:13 UTC
Umbral magnitude
1.094
Penumbral magnitude
2.171
Gamma
0.396
Visible in Brazil?
Partly

From 0 of the 27 state capitals the Moon stays above the horizon during the whole umbral phase, and 14 more see only part of it.

Lunar eclipse timeline
PhaseBrasília time (UTC-3)UTC
Penumbral phase begins (P1)13:1216:12
Partial phase begins (U1)14:2517:25
Totality begins (U2)15:4818:48
Greatest eclipse16:1319:13
Totality ends (U3)16:3719:37
Partial phase ends (U4)18:0021:00
Penumbral phase ends (P4)19:1322:13
Lunar eclipse visibility in each state capital (local time of the capital)
CapitalStatusMaximum (local time)Moon altitude at maximumNotes
Rio Branco ACNot visible 14:13-46° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Maceió ALPartly 16:13-16° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:19, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Macapá APNot visible 16:13-33° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Manaus AMNot visible 15:13-41° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Salvador BAPartly 16:13-18° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:28, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Fortaleza CEPartly 16:13-20° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:35, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Brasília DFNot visible 16:13-26° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Vitória ESPartly 16:13-18° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:30, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Goiânia GONot visible 16:13-27° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
São Luís MAPartly 16:13-26° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:59, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Cuiabá MTNot visible 15:13-34° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Campo Grande MSNot visible 15:13-30° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Belo Horizonte MGPartly 16:13-21° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:45, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Belém PANot visible 16:13-30° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
João Pessoa PBPartly 16:13-16° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:17, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Curitiba PRNot visible 16:13-24° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Recife PEPartly 16:13-16° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:17, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Teresina PIPartly 16:13-24° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:52, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Rio de Janeiro RJPartly 16:13-20° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:40, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Natal RNPartly 16:13-17° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:20, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Porto Alegre RSNot visible 16:13-24° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Porto Velho RONot visible 15:13-43° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Boa Vista RRNot visible 15:13-43° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Florianópolis SCPartly 16:13-22° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:58, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
São Paulo SPPartly 16:13-22° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:53, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Aracaju SEPartly 16:13-17° (below the horizon)The Moon rises at 17:24, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Palmas TONot visible 16:13-28° (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.

September 23, 2033 — Partial solar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2546 days 22:57:15
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Friday, 10:53 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
13:53 UTC
Magnitude
0.689
Gamma
-1.159
Visible in Brazil?
Partly

In Brazil it is a partial eclipse in 1 of the 27 state capitals. Among the capitals where it is partial, the Moon covers between <1% (Porto Alegre) and <1% (Porto Alegre) of the Sun's area at maximum.

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 ESNot visible—
Goiânia GONot visible—
São Luís MANot visible—
Cuiabá MTNot visible—
Campo Grande MSNot visible—
Belo Horizonte MGNot visible—
Belém PANot visible—
João Pessoa PBNot visible—
Curitiba PRNot visible—
Recife PENot visible—
Teresina PINot visible—
Rio de Janeiro RJNot visible—
Natal RNNot visible—
Porto Alegre RS Partial 09:4710:0610:26 <1%47°
Porto Velho RONot visible—
Boa Vista RRNot visible—
Florianópolis SCNot visible—
São Paulo SPNot visible—
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 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.

October 8, 2033 — Total lunar eclipse

Time until the maximum:

2561 days 19:59:21
Greatest eclipse (Brasília)
Saturday, 07:55 (UTC-3)
Greatest eclipse in UTC
10:55 UTC
Umbral magnitude
1.351
Penumbral magnitude
2.307
Gamma
-0.288
Visible in Brazil?
Partly

From 0 of the 27 state capitals the Moon stays above the horizon during the whole umbral phase, and 5 more see only part of it.

Lunar eclipse timeline
PhaseBrasília time (UTC-3)UTC
Penumbral phase begins (P1)05:1908:19
Partial phase begins (U1)06:1409:14
Totality begins (U2)07:1610:16
Greatest eclipse07:5510:55
Totality ends (U3)08:3511:35
Partial phase ends (U4)09:3712:37
Penumbral phase ends (P4)10:3213:32
Lunar eclipse visibility in each state capital (local time of the capital)
CapitalStatusMaximum (local time)Moon altitude at maximumNotes
Rio Branco ACPartly 05:55-11° (below the horizon)The Moon sets at 05:13, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Maceió ALNot visible 07:55-42° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Macapá APNot visible 07:55-27° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Manaus AMPartly 06:55-18° (below the horizon)The Moon sets at 05:43, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Salvador BANot visible 07:55-39° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Fortaleza CENot visible 07:55-39° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Brasília DFNot visible 07:55-30° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Vitória ESNot visible 07:55-37° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Goiânia GONot visible 07:55-29° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
São Luís MANot visible 07:55-34° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Cuiabá MTPartly 06:55-22° (below the horizon)The Moon sets at 05:22, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Campo Grande MSNot visible 06:55-24° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Belo Horizonte MGNot visible 07:55-34° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Belém PANot visible 07:55-29° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
João Pessoa PBNot visible 07:55-43° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Curitiba PRNot visible 07:55-28° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Recife PENot visible 07:55-43° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Teresina PINot visible 07:55-35° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Rio de Janeiro RJNot visible 07:55-34° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Natal RNNot visible 07:55-43° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Porto Alegre RSNot visible 07:55-26° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Porto Velho ROPartly 06:55-15° (below the horizon)The Moon sets at 05:57, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Boa Vista RRPartly 06:55-17° (below the horizon)The Moon sets at 05:48, with the eclipse under way; totality not fully visible
Florianópolis SCNot visible 07:55-29° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
São Paulo SPNot visible 07:55-31° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Aracaju SENot visible 07:55-41° (below the horizon)The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse
Palmas TONot visible 07:55-30° (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.

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 2033?

In 2033 there are 4 eclipses: 2 solar and 2 lunar. March 30 (total solar eclipse, 15:01); April 14 (total lunar eclipse, 16:13); September 23 (partial solar eclipse, 10:53); October 8 (total lunar eclipse, 07:55).

Which 2033 eclipses are visible in Brazil?

Noticeable from Brazil: April 14 (total lunar eclipse, 16:13); October 8 (total lunar eclipse, 07:55). The others are not seen from any capital, or are penumbral and nearly imperceptible.

What time is the maximum of each 2033 eclipse in Brasília time?

Brasília time (UTC-3), day/month: 30/03 at 15:01; 14/04 at 16:13; 23/09 at 10:53; 08/10 at 07:55. 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 2033?

Share of the Sun's area covered at maximum (calculated, approximate values): September 23: São Paulo 0%, Rio de Janeiro 0%, 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.