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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Algiers, Algeria (Alger)

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm
Max View in Algiers
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Algiers
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:36 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:40 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Algiers

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Algiers. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CET) for Algiers.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 34°
-22.2°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 46°
-14.4°
5:16 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 57°
-4.0°
5:36 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 60°
-0.2°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-northeast 62°
2.1°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 67°
8.1°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 76°
20.7°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 84°
32.8°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Algiers. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Algiers

Eclipse Visibility From AlgiersVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Algiers, or the path map image for global details.

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