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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Mathurin (Rodrigues), Mauritius

Dec 31, 2028 at 8:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:20 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 11:40 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 20 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 66°
-4.3°
6:20 pm Sun, Dec 31 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 64°
-0.2°
7:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 60°
8.8°
8:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction Northeast 52°
21.9°
8:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction Northeast 47°
28.1°
9:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction Northeast 40°
33.8°
10:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction North-northeast 24°
42.5°
11:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction North 5°
46.4°

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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 Port Mathurin (Rodrigues). The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 57% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

778 Days 23 Hrs 48 Mins 51 Secs

Port Mathurin (Rodrigues) Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)

Eclipse Visibility From Port Mathurin (Rodrigues) Visibility Worldwide
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
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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