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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bloemfontein, South Africa

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:27 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bloemfontein
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:15 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:27 pm 1.001 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:40 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bloemfontein

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 81°
-39.1°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 75°
-26.0°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 69°
-12.3°
6:52 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 65°
-5.3°
7:15 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 63°
-0.2°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Bloemfontein This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Bloemfontein. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Bloemfontein 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 61°
1.7°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
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 61°
1.7°
8:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction Northeast 52°
13.7°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northeast 41°
23.6°

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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 Bloemfontein. 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 24% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bloemfontein

Eclipse Visibility From Bloemfontein Visibility Worldwide
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Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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