Nebraska will have seven visible lunar or solar eclipses between February 2027 and December 2029, including two total lunar eclipses and two partial solar eclipses.
Updated Sept. 23, 2026, with future eclipse dates and local viewing information.
By Hola Nebraska
OMAHA, Nebraska — The next eclipse visible from Nebraska arrives Feb. 20, 2027, when the Moon will rise while a penumbral lunar eclipse is already underway.
That event will be subtle, but the eclipse calendar becomes more active in 2028 and 2029. Nebraska will see a partial lunar eclipse, two partial solar eclipses and two total lunar eclipses before the end of 2029.
Exact times vary across the state. Omaha, Lincoln and most of Nebraska use Central Time, while parts of the Panhandle use Mountain Time.
Nebraska’s next visible eclipse arrives Feb. 20, 2027
The next eclipse visible from Omaha and Lincoln will be a penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2027.
The eclipse will already be underway before the Moon rises in eastern Nebraska. In Omaha, moonrise comes at about 6:04 p.m. CST. The deepest portion visible after moonrise occurs around 6:12 p.m., and the penumbral eclipse ends at 7:13 p.m.
In Lincoln, the Moon rises at approximately 6:07 p.m., with the strongest visible dimming around 6:12 p.m. The eclipse also ends there at 7:13 p.m.
A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the lighter outer portion of Earth’s shadow. The change in brightness can be subtle, especially compared with a partial or total lunar eclipse.
Seven eclipses will be visible from Nebraska through 2029
- Feb. 20, 2027: Penumbral lunar eclipse.
- Aug. 17, 2027: Penumbral lunar eclipse.
- Jan. 11–12, 2028: Partial lunar eclipse.
- Jan. 26, 2028: Partial solar eclipse.
- Jan. 14, 2029: Partial solar eclipse.
- June 25–26, 2029: Total lunar eclipse.
- Dec. 20, 2029: Total lunar eclipse.
The NASA eclipse catalog tracks solar and lunar eclipses worldwide, including the events that will cross North America during this period.
The Aug. 17, 2027 lunar eclipse will last nearly four hours
A second penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible across Nebraska during the early morning of Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2027.
In Omaha and Lincoln, the eclipse begins at approximately 12:24 a.m. CDT, reaches maximum at 2:13 a.m. and ends around 4:03 a.m.
Because the Moon will remain in Earth’s penumbra rather than entering the darker central shadow, the visual effect will be a gradual dimming instead of a dark section moving across the lunar surface.
A partial lunar eclipse will cross Omaha Jan. 11–12, 2028
The first more pronounced lunar eclipse after 2027 arrives the night of Jan. 11 into Jan. 12, 2028.
In Omaha, the penumbral stage begins at 8:07 p.m. CST. The visible partial phase starts at 9:45 p.m., reaches maximum at 10:13 p.m. and ends at 10:41 p.m. The final penumbral stage continues until 12:18 a.m.
This eclipse will be relatively shallow. Only part of the Moon will enter Earth’s darker umbral shadow.
Omaha will see a small partial solar eclipse Jan. 26, 2028
Two weeks later, Nebraska will have its first solar eclipse on this calendar.
The Jan. 26, 2028 annular solar eclipse will not be annular from Omaha. Local viewers will see only a partial eclipse.
In Omaha, the partial eclipse begins around 7:40 a.m. CST, reaches maximum at approximately 8:17 a.m. and ends near 8:53 a.m.
The eclipse will be modest from eastern Nebraska, with only a small section of the Sun covered at maximum.
The Jan. 14, 2029 solar eclipse will be much deeper in Omaha
Nebraska will see another partial solar eclipse on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2029.
In Omaha, the eclipse begins at approximately 9:39 a.m. CST, reaches maximum at 11:08 a.m. and ends around 12:42 p.m.
This event will cover a substantially larger portion of the Sun than the January 2028 eclipse, making the change in the solar disk much easier to notice with proper solar-viewing equipment.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible June 25–26, 2029
One of the strongest viewing opportunities on the calendar arrives the night of June 25 into June 26, 2029.
Nebraska will see a total lunar eclipse. Totality runs from approximately 9:31 p.m. to 11:13 p.m. CDT across the state, with maximum eclipse around 10:22 p.m.
In Omaha, the Moon becomes visible while the eclipse is already underway at about 8:53 p.m. The remaining stages continue until approximately 1:09 a.m.
During totality, the Moon can take on a copper or reddish color as sunlight filtered through Earth’s atmosphere reaches the lunar surface.
Nebraska gets another total lunar eclipse Dec. 20, 2029
A second total lunar eclipse will be visible from Nebraska on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2029.
The eclipse begins before moonrise in eastern Nebraska, so viewers will first see the Moon while the event is already in progress.
In Omaha, the Moon becomes visible around 4:54 p.m. CST, with the strongest visible portion around 4:58 p.m. Totality ends shortly after 5 p.m., and the remaining eclipse stages continue until 7:41 p.m.
In Lincoln, the Moon rises around 4:59 p.m. and reaches its strongest visible point near 5:02 p.m.
Lunar eclipses are safe to watch without special glasses
Lunar eclipses can be viewed directly without protective eyewear. Binoculars or telescopes can provide a closer look, but they are not required.
Cloud cover and nearby buildings or trees are the main factors that can interfere with viewing a lunar eclipse from Nebraska.
Solar eclipses require proper eye protection at every visible stage
The two solar eclipses on this calendar require a different approach.
Neither the Jan. 26, 2028 nor Jan. 14, 2029 eclipse will become total in Nebraska. Safe solar-viewing glasses or another approved solar viewer are required whenever looking directly at the Sun.
Regular sunglasses are not sufficient. Cameras, binoculars and telescopes also require solar filters designed to fit over the front of the optics. NASA’s eclipse safety guidance explains the requirements for viewing partial solar eclipses safely.
The Aug. 27, 2026 partial lunar eclipse covered most of the Moon
Nebraska’s previous eclipse occurred Aug. 27–28, 2026.
In Omaha, the partial phase ran from 9:33 p.m. to 12:51 a.m. and reached maximum at 11:12 p.m. At that point, 96.3% of the Moon’s disk was inside Earth’s darker central shadow.
The event remained technically partial because a narrow section of the Moon stayed outside the umbra.
Related: Hola Nebraska also covered the August 2026 solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower viewing from Omaha.
The next eclipse visible from Omaha arrives Feb. 20, 2027, when the Moon rises during a penumbral lunar eclipse shortly after 6 p.m. CST.
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