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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bobbejaan, Western Cape, South Africa

Dec 31, 2028 at 8:04 pm
Near max in Bobbejaan
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Bobbejaan
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:01 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:04 pm 0.497 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:40 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 39 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bobbejaan

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 90°
-46.0°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 82°
-33.5°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 74°
-20.2°
6:52 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 70°
-13.4°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-6.9°
8:01 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 61°
-0.2°
8:04 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Bobbejaan This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Bobbejaan. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Bobbejaan 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.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 56°
5.3°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 46°
15.2°

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 Bobbejaan

Eclipse Visibility From BobbejaanVisibility Worldwide
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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