Total Lunar Eclipse
31 December 2028
Greatest eclipse at 16:51 UT · Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
Where it’s visible
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific.
Timings (Universal Time)
| Penumbral eclipse begins | 14:03 UT · 31 December 2028 |
| Partial eclipse begins | 15:07 UT · 31 December 2028 |
| Totality begins | 16:16 UT · 31 December 2028 |
| Greatest eclipse | 16:51 UT |
| Totality ends | 17:27 UT · 31 December 2028 |
| Partial eclipse ends | 18:36 UT · 31 December 2028 |
| Penumbral eclipse ends | 19:40 UT · 31 December 2028 |
Totality lasts 1 h 11 min.
Umbral magnitude 1.25 · penumbral magnitude 2.27. Source: NASA GSFC eclipse tables.
What you’ll see
During a total lunar eclipse the Moon passes completely inside Earth’s umbra — the dark core of its shadow. Sunlight bending through Earth’s atmosphere still reaches the Moon, stripped of its blue wavelengths, which is why a totally eclipsed Moon glows deep orange-red: the light of every sunrise and sunset on Earth, cast onto the Moon at once. Unlike a solar eclipse it is perfectly safe to watch with the naked eye, and visible from the entire night side of Earth.
The Moon Explorer app computes this eclipse’s circumstances for your exact location — local times, moonrise and moonset around the event — entirely offline, and can remind you the day before and on the day.
Track this eclipse in Moon ExplorerDates and times are in Universal Time (UT). The free Moon Explorer app for Android converts everything to your local time and your exact location — fully offline, with no ads or accounts.