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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cheongju, South Korea

Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cheongju
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 11:03 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 4:40 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 — Cheongju

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 120°
67.5°
12:07 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 158°
75.8°
1:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 218°
73.4°
1:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 237°
68.2°
2:27 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 249°
61.9°
3:36 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 263°
48.7°
4:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 272°
36.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cheongju

Eclipse Visibility From CheongjuVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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