# Total Solar Eclipse 2028: Australia & NZ Times, Path & Map

Independent guide to the total solar eclipse of 22 July 2028, which crosses
Western Australia, the Northern Territory, inland New South Wales, and the
South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. City-by-city local times, totality
durations, magnitudes, July cloud-cover context, an interactive path map,
and eye-safety guidance. Timing is cross-checked against NASA GSFC and
EclipseWise (Espenak).

## Key facts

- Event: Total solar eclipse, 22 July 2028 (local AEST/ACST/AWST/NZST; winter, no daylight saving).
- Coverage: Total along the central path; partial across the rest of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Greatest eclipse: 02:55:26.9 UT, maximum duration about 5 minutes 10 seconds on the central path.
- Safety: ISO 12312-2 certified solar viewers are required during all partial phases; naked-eye viewing is safe only during totality.

## Path of totality: city guides

- [Bourke, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/bourke/)
- [Dubbo, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/dubbo/)
- [Orange, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/orange/)
- [Katoomba, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/katoomba/)
- [Penrith, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/penrith/)
- [Sydney, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/sydney/)
- [Wollongong, NSW](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/wollongong/)
- [Queenstown, NZ](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/queenstown/)
- [Dunedin, NZ](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/dunedin/)

## Tools and planning

- [Interactive path map and coordinate-specific calculator](https://australianeclipse.com/interactive-map/)
- [Weather prospects (July cloud cover)](https://australianeclipse.com/weather-prospects/)
- [Eye safety](https://australianeclipse.com/eye-safety/)
- [Eclipse glasses guide](https://australianeclipse.com/safety-glasses/)
- [All planning guides](https://australianeclipse.com/guides/)
- [All city guides](https://australianeclipse.com/cities/)

Full machine-readable summary with the complete city-circumstances table:
[llms.txt](https://australianeclipse.com/llms.txt).