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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Jamestown, Saint Helena

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:06 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Jamestown
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:59 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:06 pm -0.487 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:40 pm
Duration: 40 minutes

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Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Jamestown

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 68°
-64.9°
3:07 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 72°
-51.1°
4:16 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 72°
-36.1°
4:52 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 71°
-28.4°
5:27 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 70°
-20.6°
6:36 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 67°
-5.8°
6:59 pm Sun, Dec 31 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 65°
-0.2°
7:06 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Jamestown This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Jamestown. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Jamestown because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 65°
1.0°
7:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 62°
7.7°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Jamestown, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 82% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

967 Days 9 Hrs 30 Mins 38 Secs

Jamestown Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Jamestown

Eclipse Visibility From Jamestown Visibility Worldwide
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Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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