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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen, Fujian, China (Amoy)

Jan 1, 2029 at 12:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Xiamen, Fujian
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 10:03 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 12:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 3:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028–January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 85°
62.0°
11:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 90°
76.1°
12:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 234°
88.1°
12:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 265°
80.5°
1:27 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 269°
72.5°
2:36 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 275°
57.2°
3:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 279°
43.2°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Xiamen. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Xiamen

Eclipse Visibility From XiamenVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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