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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Shillong, Meghalaya, India

Dec 31, 2028 at 10:22 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Shillong, Meghalaya
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:33 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 10:22 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:10 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 — Shillong

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
7:33 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction East 79°
38.3°
8:37 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction East 84°
52.1°
9:46 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction East 90°
67.2°
10:22 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction East 95°
75.0°
10:57 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-southeast 107°
82.7°
12:06 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West-southwest 255°
81.2°
1:10 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction West 268°
67.3°

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

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31–Jan 1)

In the past, this day was cloudy 20% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Shillong

Eclipse Visibility From Shillong Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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