December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — El Aaiún, Western Sahara

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:15 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in El Aaiún
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:09 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:15 pm 0.325 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:40 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — El Aaiún

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 21°
-37.0°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 36°
-30.6°
5:16 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 48°
-20.8°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 54°
-14.9°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 58°
-8.6°
7:09 pm Sun, Dec 31 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 63°
-0.2°
7:15 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in El Aaiún This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in El Aaiún. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in El Aaiún because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 64°
0.8°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 66°
4.6°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 72°
17.3°

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 El Aaiún, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 30% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in El Aaiún

Eclipse Visibility From El Aaiún Visibility Worldwide
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Note: Click on the date link for details in El Aaiún, or the path map image for global details.

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