Sydney Total Solar Eclipse 2028
Sydney is the headline urban totality location for 22 July 2028, with the central city inside the path and maximum at 2:01 p.m. AEST.
Local Times
In UTC on 22 July 2028: first contact 02:40, maximum 04:01, eclipse ends 05:14.
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What This Means for Sydney
The strength of Sydney is access: millions of residents and visitors can experience totality without a remote expedition. The weakness is the same scale. Parks, foreshore viewpoints, transit, roads, and accommodation will all need deliberate planning, and a small shift in observing location can affect the exact duration.
Weather and Site Choice
Timeanddate reports Sydney was cloudy on 22 July 43% of the time since 2000. Coastal weather can change quickly, so a serious plan should include a local site and a realistic inland fallback. Avoid picking only the most photogenic harbor view if cloud mobility is more important to you.
Cloud-history marker: 43%. Use this as background context only; final weather decisions should come from current satellite images, short-range forecasts, and local sky conditions.
Travel Planning
Expect this to be a major civic event. Choose a viewing place with open sky, accessible toilets, shade, and a route home that does not depend on leaving immediately after totality. For photography, rehearse filter removal and replacement before eclipse day; the total phase is long enough to work calmly only if the process is familiar.
For a smoother day, choose a viewing site before arrival, note the nearest toilets and shade, download offline maps, and set a backup meeting point. Carry water, warm layers, a small first-aid kit, and spare certified glasses for anyone in your group who misplaces theirs. Allow extra time for crowds, traffic, and changing weather, and avoid relying on one narrow road or car park.
Build the day around flexibility. Keep fuel, food, water, phone batteries, and printed directions sorted before eclipse morning, because mobile networks and local shops may be under pressure. Share your plan with the group, agree on when you will move if cloud develops, and leave enough margin to change sites calmly instead of racing the weather.
Think about comfort as much as the celestial timing. A good observing site has a broad view toward the Sun, room to sit away from traffic, shade before and after maximum, and a simple exit route. Avoid private land unless you have permission, and leave the site cleaner than you found it.
Safety
Use ISO 12312-2 certified viewing glasses during every partial phase. Cameras, binoculars, and telescopes need proper front-mounted solar filters whenever any part of the bright Sun is visible. Only observers inside totality may briefly view the fully covered Sun without filters, and only during totality itself.
Common Questions
What time is the total solar eclipse in Sydney?
In Sydney on 22 July 2028 the partial phase begins at 12:40 p.m. AEST, maximum eclipse (totality) is at 2:01 p.m. AEST, and the eclipse ends at 3:14 p.m. AEST. All times are local. In UTC that is 02:40, 04:01, and 05:14.
How long is totality in Sydney?
Totality lasts 3 minutes, 48 seconds at the Sydney city center, with an eclipse magnitude of 1.025. The total phase is the only time the fully covered Sun can be viewed safely without certified filters.
Is Sydney in the path of totality?
Yes. Sydney is inside the 2028 path of totality, so observers at the city center can see the total phase, weather permitting.
Nearby City Guides
All City Guides
- Broome
- Alice Springs
- Bourke
- Dubbo
- Sydney
- Queenstown
- Dunedin
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Adelaide
- Perth
- Katoomba
- Orange
- Penrith
- Canberra
- Newcastle
- Uluru/Ayer's Rock
- Wollongong
- Wellington
- Christchurch
- Auckland
Sources
City-center timing and cloud-history notes are cross-checked against Timeanddate circumstances for Sydney and the NASA GSFC path map.