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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bujumbura, Burundi

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bujumbura
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:10 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:40 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bujumbura

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-28.6°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 66°
-14.7°
6:10 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 66°
-0.2°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
0.8°
6:52 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.
Map direction East-northeast 65°
8.3°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 64°
16.1°
8:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 60°
30.8°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 52°
43.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bujumbura

Eclipse Visibility From BujumburaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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