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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rome, Italy (Roma)

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rome
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:40 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

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rome

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 40°
-13.8°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-5.6°
4:40 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 East-northeast 57°
-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°
5.0°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 68°
10.7°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 74°
16.7°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 84°
28.7°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 94°
40.2°

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 Rome. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rome

Eclipse Visibility From RomeVisibility Worldwide
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Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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