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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Casey, Antarctica (Casey base, Bailey Peninsula)

Jan 1, 2029 at 12:46 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Casey
Begins: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 12:09 am
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 12:46 am 1.238 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:21 am
Duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028–January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Casey

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 34°
-5.3°
11:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 20°
-1.4°
12:09 am Mon, Jan 1RisingMoonrise 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 North
-0.2°
12:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to North for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction North
-0.1°
12:46 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum in Casey This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Casey. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Casey because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to North for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction North 358°
-0.0°
12:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to North for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction North 357°
-0.0°
1:21 am Mon, Jan 1SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction North 351°
-0.2°
1:27 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 349°
-0.3°
2:36 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 334°
-1.9°
3:40 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 320°
-6.0°

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 Casey. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Casey

Eclipse Visibility From CaseyVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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Next annular eclipse visible in Casey

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