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31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Oyem, Gabon

31 Dec 2028, 18:27
Max View in Oyem
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Oyem
Begins: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 18:16
Maximum: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 18:27 1.001 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 20:40
Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Oyem

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
15:03 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 56°
-41.7°
16:07 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 62°
-28.7°
17:16 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 65°
-13.9°
17:52 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 66°
-6.1°
18:16 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°
18:27 Sun, 31 Dec
Maximum in Oyem This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Oyem. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Oyem because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
2.0°
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.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
2.0°
19:36 Sun, 31 Dec
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 66°
17.0°
20:40 Sun, 31 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 63°
31.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Oyem

Eclipse Visibility From Oyem 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
12 Jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
6 Jul 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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