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31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bimbo, Central African Republic (Bimo)

31 Dec 2028, 17:52
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bimbo
Begins: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 17:42
Maximum: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 17:52 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 20:40
Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bimbo

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
15:03 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 57°
-34.6°
16:07 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 62°
-21.4°
17:16 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 65°
-6.6°
17:42 Sun, 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 East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
17:52 Sun, 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.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
1.5°
18:27 Sun, 31 Dec
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 67°
9.2°
19:36 Sun, 31 Dec
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 66°
24.4°
20:40 Sun, 31 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 63°
38.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bimbo

Eclipse Visibility From Bimbo Visibility Worldwide
28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
6 Feb 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar 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

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

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