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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Samara, Ermera, Timor-Leste

Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Samara
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 11:03 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 4:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 34°
49.9°
12:07 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 12°
56.3°
1:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North-northwest 345°
56.1°
1:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 332°
53.0°
2:27 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 322°
48.4°
3:36 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 308°
36.8°
4:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 300°
24.2°

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 Samara

Eclipse Visibility From SamaraVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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