July 22, 2028 Total Solar Eclipse in Menai, New South Wales, Australia

Jul 22, 2028 at 2:01 pm

Global Event:	Total Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Solar Eclipse in Menai, New South Wales
Begins:	Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 12:40 pm
Maximum:	Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 2:01 pm 1.020 Magnitude
Ends:	Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 3:14 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 34 minutes
Totality:	3 minutes, 43 seconds
All times shown on this page are local time.

July 22, 2028 — Total Solar Eclipse — Menai

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Sat, Jul 22, 2028 at 12:35 pm AEST

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
12:40:24 Sat, Jul 22	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	349°	35.1°
13:59:19 Sat, Jul 22	Totality begins The moment the edge of the Moon covers all of the Sun is called second contact.	328°	29.1°
14:01:11 Sat, Jul 22	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden.	328°	28.8°
14:03:02 Sat, Jul 22	Totality ends The moment the edge of the Moon exposes the Sun is called third contact.	327°	28.6°
15:14:26 Sat, Jul 22	Partial eclipse ends The moment the edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun is called fourth contact.	312°	19.2°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 70 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like near the maximum point. The curvature of the Moon's path is due to the Earth's rotation.

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Cloud Coverage (Jul 22)

In the past, this day was cloudy 49% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Menai

Eclipse Visibility From Menai		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Menai, or the path map image for global details.