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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 45°43'00.9"N, 11°25'13.9"E

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm
Max View in 45°43'00.9"N, 11°25'13.9"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 45°43'00.9"N, 11°25'13.9"E
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:30 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:40 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 10 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 45°43'00.9"N, 11°25'13.9"E

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 39°
-11.4°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 51°
-3.7°
4:30 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 Northeast 55°
-0.2°
5:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 63°
6.0°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 68°
11.3°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 74°
17.0°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 85°
28.3°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 97°
39.0°

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 45°43'00.9"N, 11°25'13.9"E

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