Total solar eclipse Sydney totality
Total Solar Eclipse of 22 July 2028
Totality crosses north-western Australia (the Kimberley), the Northern Territory and Queensland to New South Wales, passing directly over Sydney, and then reaches New Zealand's South Island (Queenstown, Dunedin) late in the day.
- Greatest eclipse
- 02:55:26 UT
- Longest totality
- 5m 10s
- Path width
- 230 km
- Magnitude
- 1.056
- Saros series
- 146
- Seen from
- SE Asia, E. Indies, Australia, N.Z.
NASA lists the central path as crossing: Australia, N. Z..
What will I see from my location?
Computed in your browser from NASA’s Besselian elements for the 22 July 2028 eclipse. Times include the date and are shown in your device’s time zone.
Local times in 13 cities
Contact times in each city’s local time, sorted by duration of totality and then by coverage. Sun altitude at maximum in brackets. Only cities where the eclipse is above the horizon are listed.
| City | What you see | Coverage | Begins | Maximum | Ends | Totality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Australia | total | 100% | 12:40 GMT+10 | 14:01 GMT+10 (29°) | 15:14 GMT+10 | 3m 48s |
| Wyndham Australia | total | 100% | 09:25 GMT+8 | 10:59 GMT+8 (53°) | 12:31 GMT+8 | 3m 24s |
| Queenstown New Zealand | total | 100% | 15:07 GMT+12 | 16:16 GMT+12 (10°) | 17:20 GMT+12 | 2m 54s |
| Dunedin New Zealand | total | 100% | 15:09 GMT+12 | 16:17 GMT+12 (8°) | 17:20 GMT+12 | 2m 51s |
| Alice Springs Australia | partial | 95% | 11:21 GMT+9:30 | 12:53 GMT+9:30 (46°) | 14:19 GMT+9:30 | — |
| Jakarta Indonesia | partial | 89% | 07:38 GMT+7 | 08:54 GMT+7 (38°) | 10:23 GMT+7 | — |
| Darwin Australia | partial | 88% | 10:59 GMT+9:30 | 12:32 GMT+9:30 (57°) | 14:03 GMT+9:30 | — |
| Brisbane Australia | partial | 82% | 12:41 GMT+10 | 14:01 GMT+10 (33°) | 15:14 GMT+10 | — |
| Melbourne Australia | partial | 81% | 12:32 GMT+10 | 13:52 GMT+10 (29°) | 15:07 GMT+10 | — |
| Adelaide Australia | partial | 76% | 11:47 GMT+9:30 | 13:11 GMT+9:30 (34°) | 14:29 GMT+9:30 | — |
| Auckland New Zealand | partial | 68% | 15:18 GMT+12 | 16:23 GMT+12 (10°) | 17:23 GMT+12 | — |
| Singapore Singapore | partial | 60% | 08:34 GMT+8 | 09:44 GMT+8 (36°) | 11:03 GMT+8 | — |
| Perth Australia | partial | 50% | 09:30 GMT+8 | 10:47 GMT+8 (33°) | 12:08 GMT+8 | — |
“—” means the contact happens before sunrise or after sunset, or the city is outside the path. Computed from NASA/GSFC Besselian elements; expect agreement with NASA tables to within a few seconds.
Planning a trip for 22 July 2028
- Get inside the path, then near the centre line. Totality lasts longest on the centre line and drops to zero at the edges. A few dozen kilometres can double your time in the shadow.
- Pick weather before scenery. Look up long-term August/seasonal cloud records for your candidate towns. A mobile plan (a car and a flexible last day) beats a fixed hotel when clouds threaten.
- Book early. Hotels inside popular totality paths often sell out a year or more ahead.
- Watch for the Sun’s altitude. Low Sun means long shadows and dramatic photos, but also more haze and a need for a clear horizon in the right direction.
Full destination ideas, weather notes and a trip-planning assistant are on the eclipse travel planner.
Questions
What time is the 22 July 2028 solar eclipse?
Greatest eclipse is at 02:55 UT (Universal Time), over 15.6°S 126.7°E. Local times differ by place: use the calculator on this page for your location.
Where can I see totality on 22 July 2028?
Total is visible only inside a path about 230 km wide crossing Australia, N. Z.. Among the cities we checked, Sydney (Australia) gets the longest, about 3m 48s.
How long does it last?
The longest totality is 5m 10s near the point of greatest duration. The whole event, from first to last contact at one place, usually lasts two to three hours, with totality a few minutes in the middle.
Do I need eclipse glasses?
Yes, for every partial phase before and after totality. Only during totality itself, when the Sun is completely hidden, is it safe to look without them. Outside the path of totality you must keep them on the whole time.
Sources: NASA/GSFC Solar Eclipses 2021–2030; Besselian elements; path table. Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC.