- The annular solar eclipse of 1 June 2030 reaches its greatest phase at 06:28 UTC.
- Its magnitude is 0.944 and the annular phase lasts up to 5 min 21 s.
- It is visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, Alaska.
- The annular phase is seen from Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan.
- From Vilnius it is visible, with the local maximum at 08:28 Vilnius time.
- The eclipse belongs to Saros series 128.
What time is the eclipse?
The moment of greatest eclipse is the same everywhere on Earth; only the clock time differs. At a given place the local maximum of a solar eclipse can differ from it by up to a couple of hours, because the Moon’s shadow travels across the Earth.
| Time zone | Greatest eclipse |
|---|---|
| UTC (Universal Time) | 06:28 |
| Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki | 09:28 |
| Moscow | 09:28 |
| London | 07:28 |
| New York | 02:28 |
Where is the eclipse visible?
The eclipse is visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, Alaska. The annular phase is seen only from a narrow path across Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan; everywhere else in the area the eclipse is partial.
Is it visible from Europe and the Baltic states?
The eclipse is visible from Europe. From Vilnius the eclipse is seen as partial: at the local maximum, at 08:28 Vilnius time, the Moon covers 72% of the Sun’s diameter (magnitude 0.717).
How to watch it safely
An annular eclipse is never safe to watch without a filter: the ring of sunlight stays bright throughout. Use eclipse glasses or a solar filter that meets ISO 12312-2, or a pinhole projection.
The Saros series
This eclipse belongs to Saros series 128. Eclipses of one series repeat every 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours, and each one falls about a third of the way around the globe to the west of the previous one.
All eclipses of 2030
| Date | Eclipse | Greatest eclipse (UTC) | From Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2030 | Annular solar eclipse | 06:28 | visible |
| 15 June 2030 | Partial lunar eclipse | 18:33 | visible |
| 25 November 2030 | Total solar eclipse | 06:50 | not visible |
| 9 December 2030 | Penumbral lunar eclipse | 22:28 | visible |
Questions people ask
What time is the annular solar eclipse on 1 June 2030?
Greatest eclipse is at 06:28 UTC, which is 07:28 in London and 02:28 in New York.
Where is it visible?
It is visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East, Asia, the Arctic, Alaska. The annular phase is seen from Algeria, Tunisia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, northern China, Japan.
Can it be seen from Lithuania?
From Vilnius the eclipse is seen as partial: at the local maximum, at 08:28 Vilnius time, the Moon covers 72% of the Sun’s diameter (magnitude 0.717).
How long does it last?
The annular phase lasts up to 5 min 21 s on the central line. The partial phases before and after it last about an hour each.
Is it safe to look at it?
Only through eclipse glasses or a solar filter that meets ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses are not safe. A total eclipse can be watched without a filter only during the brief total phase.
When is the next annular solar eclipse?
The next annular solar eclipse is after 2030.
- Fred Espenak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Solar Eclipses 2021–2030 and Lunar Eclipses 2021–2030 (eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov).
- Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed., 1998.
- American Astronomical Society: How to view a solar eclipse safely; ISO 12312-2 filters for direct observation of the Sun.
- timeanddate.com: local circumstances of eclipses for Vilnius.
Dates, types, magnitudes and durations are taken from the NASA eclipse tables and checked row by row. NASA gives the time of greatest eclipse in Terrestrial Dynamical Time; this page converts it to UTC and shows it to the minute. The countdown is recalculated every day.