2028 eclipse map of Australia.
The total solar eclipse on Saturday 22 July 2028 crosses Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, from the Kimberley to Sydney. Pick one of 28 places on the map or from the list to see its local eclipse times.
Questions about the 2028 eclipse path
Which parts of Australia are in the path of totality?
The path crosses the Kimberley in Western Australia (Wyndham and Kununurra), the Northern Territory (Tennant Creek), the far south-west corner of Queensland (Thargomindah) and New South Wales, from Bourke through Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and the Blue Mountains to Sydney, the Central Coast and Wollongong. Everywhere else in Australia sees a partial eclipse.
What time is the 2028 eclipse in Sydney?
In the Sydney CBD the partial eclipse starts at 12:41pm AEST. Totality runs from 1:59:33pm to 2:03:21pm, 3 minutes 48 seconds, and the partial eclipse ends at 3:15pm.
Where does totality last longest in Australia?
In the central Kimberley, Western Australia: 5 minutes 10 seconds at 10:55am AWST. Thargomindah in Queensland has 4 minutes 15 seconds, Bourke 4 minutes 5 seconds and Dubbo 3 minutes 50 seconds.
Do Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra or Newcastle see a total eclipse?
No. They see a partial eclipse: about 99.6% of the Sun covered in Newcastle, 96.1% in Canberra, 81.5% in Brisbane and 81.3% in Melbourne. Eclipse glasses stay on the whole time.
How accurate are these eclipse times?
They are calculated from NASA's Besselian elements for 22 July 2028 and match NASA's published 5 minutes 10 seconds at greatest eclipse. Times shift by a few seconds across a city, so check your own suburb or town closer to the day.
Every partial phase needs certified glasses
In the path, glasses come off only for the minutes of totality. Before and after, and everywhere outside the path, eyes need ISO 12312-2 eclipse glasses.
Times are calculated from NASA's Besselian elements for 22 July 2028 and match the tables in the 2028 eclipse guide. See also the 10 best places in Sydney to watch and the eclipse safety plan for schools.