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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, Nigeria

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:30 pm
Near max in Birnin Kebbi
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:26 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:29 pm 0.981 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:40 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Birnin Kebbi

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 44°
-40.4°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 54°
-29.2°
5:16 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 61°
-15.6°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 64°
-8.2°
6:26 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. Map direction East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
-0.1°
6:29 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Birnin Kebbi This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Birnin Kebbi. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Birnin Kebbi because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-northeast 66°
0.2°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 69°
14.4°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 70°
28.4°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Birnin Kebbi, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Birnin Kebbi

Eclipse Visibility From Birnin Kebbi Visibility Worldwide
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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