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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown, South Africa

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:28 pm
Near max in Grahamstown
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Grahamstown
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:25 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:28 pm 0.997 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:40 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total 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
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 84°
-39.3°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 77°
-26.7°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 70°
-13.5°
6:52 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-6.8°
7:25 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 61°
-0.2°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
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 East-northeast 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 East-northeast 61°
0.2°
7:28 pm Sun, Dec 31
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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 61°
0.2°
8:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 51°
11.3°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 40°
20.6°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Grahamstown, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


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.

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