December 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse in Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, French Southern Territories

Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 pm

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Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands
Begins:	Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:24 pm
Maximum:	Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends:	Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 12:40 am
Duration:	3 hours, 16 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

December 31, 2028–January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TFT) for Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
7:03 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	77°	-22.1°
8:07 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	67°	-12.0°
9:16 pm Sun, Dec 31	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	56°	-1.1°
9:24 pm Sun, Dec 31	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.	54°	-0.2°
9:52 pm Sun, Dec 31		Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.	49°	3.1°
10:27 pm Sun, Dec 31		Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.	43°	7.3°
11:36 pm Sun, Dec 31		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.	29°	14.1°
12:40 am Mon, Jan 1		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	15°	18.2°

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 Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

We are streaming the partial solar eclipse on Sep 21/22 LIVE!

In the past, this day was cloudy 88% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Île de la Possession, Crozet Islands, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.