About this eclipse
- What happens
- The Moon passes fully into Earth's umbral shadow and glows a deep coppery red — totality lasts about 47 minutes. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
- Where it’s visible
- Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia
Lunar eclipse · Saros 127
Total Lunar Eclipse
October 18, 2032 — visible across Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia.
Geometry & timing
- Greatest eclipse (TD)
- 19:03:40 · ΔT 79s
- Greatest eclipse (UTC)
- 19:02:21
- Saros series
- 127
- Magnitude
- 2.0830 / 1.1028 (penumbral / umbral)
- Moon overhead at greatest
- 10°N, 71°E
- Phase durations
- 315.4 / 195.9 / 47.1 min
Sources
Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.
- NASALunar eclipse catalog (2001–2100)Open →
How the eclipse unfolds
Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia.
The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).
More eclipses
Related events — same Saros family and nearby dates.