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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mindelo, Cabo Verde (Mindel’)

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:23 pm
Near max in Mindelo
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Mindelo
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:20 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:22 pm -0.738 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:40 pm
Duration: 20 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mindelo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 9°
-49.6°
2:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 28°
-44.9°
3:16 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 44°
-35.6°
3:52 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 50°
-29.7°
4:27 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-23.3°
5:36 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 62°
-9.8°
6:20 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 65°
-0.2°
6:22 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Mindelo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mindelo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mindelo 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 66°
0.2°
6:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 67°
3.6°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Mindelo, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mindelo

Eclipse Visibility From MindeloVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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