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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ndola, Zambia

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:52 pm
Max View in Ndola
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Ndola
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:31 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, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ndola

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 70°
-33.0°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 69°
-19.0°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 66°
-4.1°
6:31 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 65°
-0.2°
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 64°
3.7°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 62°
11.1°
8:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 55°
25.0°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 46°
36.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ndola

Eclipse Visibility From NdolaVisibility 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 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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