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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Suzuka, Japan

Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Suzuka
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 11:03 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 4:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 134°
74.5°
12:07 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 196°
78.0°
1:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 242°
68.7°
1:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 252°
62.1°
2:27 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 260°
55.1°
3:36 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 270°
41.4°
4:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 278°
28.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Suzuka

Eclipse Visibility From SuzukaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Suzuka

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