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31 december 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E

31 dec 2028 17:52
Max View in 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E
Begins: zon 31 dec 2028 16:36
Maximum: zon 31 dec 2028 17:52 1,246 Magnitude
Ends: zon 31 dec 2028 20:40
Duration: 4 hours, 4 minutes

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31 december 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
15:03 zo 31 dec Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 33°
-10.3°
16:07 zo 31 dec Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 46°
-4.1°
16:36 zo 31 dec Rising Moonrise 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 Northeast 51°
-0.2°
17:16 zo 31 dec
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 58°
4.3°
17:52 zo 31 dec
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 65°
9.0°
18:27 zo 31 dec
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 71°
14.1°
19:36 zo 31 dec
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East 83°
24.3°
20:40 zo 31 dec
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 95°
34.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E

Eclipse Visibility From 50°15'10.8"N, 4°51'05.6"E Visibility Worldwide
12 aug 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
28 aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
20–21 feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2 aug 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
12 jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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