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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ashkhabad)

Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Ashgabat
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 12:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 71°
13.4°
8:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 79°
25.1°
9:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 88°
38.1°
9:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 94°
44.9°
10:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 100°
51.6°
11:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 118°
64.0°
12:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 149°
72.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ashgabat

Eclipse Visibility From AshgabatVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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