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July 7, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cairns, Qld, Australia

Jul 7, 2028 at 4:19 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cairns, Queensland
Begins: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 1:44 am
Maximum: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 4:19 am 0.389 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 6:57 am
Duration: 5 hours, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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July 7, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cairns

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Cairns. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AEST) for Cairns.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:44 am Fri, Jul 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 248°
68.2°
3:09 am Fri, Jul 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 253°
49.4°
4:19 am Fri, Jul 7
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 252°
33.5°
5:30 am Fri, Jul 7
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 250°
17.9°
6:55 am Fri, Jul 7
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 246°
0.1°

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

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Cairns. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cairns

Eclipse Visibility From CairnsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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