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31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland

31 Dec 2028, 17:52
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Montreux, Vaud
Begins: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 16:45
Maximum: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 17:52 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, 31 Dec 2028, 20:40
Duration: 3 hours, 54 minutes

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31 December 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Montreux

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
15:03 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 35°
-12.7°
16:07 Sun, 31 Dec Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 48°
-5.7°
16:45 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 Northeast 54°
-0.2°
17:16 Sun, 31 Dec
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 60°
3.6°
17:52 Sun, 31 Dec
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 66°
8.7°
18:27 Sun, 31 Dec
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 71°
14.2°
19:36 Sun, 31 Dec
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East 83°
25.2°
20:40 Sun, 31 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 94°
35.8°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Cloud Coverage (31 Dec)

In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Montreux

Eclipse Visibility From Montreux Visibility Worldwide
12 Aug 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
20–21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
2 Aug 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
12 Jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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