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12 January 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

12 Jan 2028, 07:05
Near max in Ras al-Khaimah
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Ras al-Khaimah, Ras al-Khaimah
Begins: Wed, 12 Jan 2028, 06:07
Maximum: Wed, 12 Jan 2028, 07:06 -0.285 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, 12 Jan 2028, 07:08
Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

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Location

12 January 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Ras al-Khaimah

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Ras al-Khaimah. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (GST) for Ras al-Khaimah.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
06:07 Wed, 12 Jan
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-northwest 289°
11.5°
07:06 Wed, 12 Jan
Maximum in Ras al-Khaimah This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ras al-Khaimah. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ras al-Khaimah 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction West-northwest 295°
0.2°
07:08 Wed, 12 Jan Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-northwest 295°
-0.2°
07:45 Wed, 12 Jan Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 299°
-7.8°
08:13 Wed, 12 Jan Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 302°
-13.0°
08:41 Wed, 12 Jan Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 306°
-18.0°
10:18 Wed, 12 Jan Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 323°
-33.0°

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.

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 (12 Jan)

In the past, this day was cloudy 48% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

853 Days 9 Hrs 54 Mins 7 Secs

Ras al-Khaimah Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ras al-Khaimah

Eclipse Visibility From Ras al-Khaimah Visibility Worldwide
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