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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Glen Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Jan 12, 2028 at 5:10 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Glen Adelaide
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 5:16 am
Duration: 1 hour, 9 minutes

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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Glen Adelaide

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:07 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 306°
11.1°
5:10 am Wed, Jan 12
Maximum in Glen Adelaide This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Glen Adelaide. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Glen Adelaide because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-northwest 298°
0.7°
5:16 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°
-6.0°
6:13 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-11.2°
6:41 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-16.6°
8:18 am Wed, Jan 12Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 276°
-35.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Glen Adelaide

Eclipse Visibility From Glen AdelaideVisibility 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 Glen Adelaide, or the path map image for global details.

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