December 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:10 pm

Near max in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W
Begins:	Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:07 pm
Maximum:	Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:10 pm 1.172 Magnitude
Ends:	Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:40 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 33 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
2:03 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	24°	-22.7°
3:07 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	37°	-16.9°
4:16 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	50°	-8.3°
4:52 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	56°	-2.4°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31	Rising	Moonrise 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.	58°	-0.2°
5:10 pm Sun, Dec 31		Maximum in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W 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.	59°	0.2°
5:27 pm Sun, Dec 31		Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.	61°	2.7°
6:36 pm Sun, Dec 31		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.	72°	14.0°
7:40 pm Sun, Dec 31		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	81°	25.2°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From 40°38'54.7"N, 7°13'59.9"W		Visibility Worldwide
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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