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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown, South Africa

Jan 12, 2028 at 5:10 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Grahamstown
Begins: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 4:07 am
Maximum: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 5:10 am -0.242 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 5:15 am
Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:07 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 307°
10.6°
5:10 am Wed, Jan 12
Maximum in Grahamstown This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Grahamstown. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Grahamstown 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-northwest 298°
0.5°
5:15 am Wed, Jan 12SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 297°
-0.2°
5:45 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 293°
-6.2°
6:13 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-11.3°
6:41 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-16.5°
8:18 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-35.3°

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

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Grahamstown

Eclipse Visibility From GrahamstownVisibility 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
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Grahamstown

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