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Total lunar eclipse of 31 December 2028

The total lunar eclipse of 31 December 2028 peaks at 16:51 UTC; totality lasts 72 mins, 16 secs. It can be seen wherever the moon is above the horizon: in 146 countries, including France, Réunion, New Caledonia, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco and Algeria.

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Where to see it

A lunar eclipse can be seen from the whole night side of the Earth: France, Réunion, New Caledonia, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco and Algeria.

Times in major cities

Local times. Click a city for details and a simulation.

CityCountryMaximumMoon altitude
AjaccioFrance17:518°
AlexandriaEgypt18:5121°
AlgiersAlgeria17:512°
AmmanJordan19:5126°
AmsterdamNetherlands17:5110°
AngersFrance17:515°
AnnecyFrance17:518°
AswanEgypt18:5121°
AthensGreece18:5118°
AucklandNew Zealand05:512°
BangaloreIndia22:2159°
BangkokThailand23:5178°
BarcelonaSpain17:514°
BeijingChina00:5172°
BeirutLebanon18:5126°
BenghaziLibya18:5113°
BerlinGermany17:5115°
BesançonFrance17:518°
BiarritzFrance17:512°
BilbaoSpain17:511°
BordeauxFrance17:513°
BrestFrance17:513°
BrisbaneAustralia02:5122°
BrusselsBelgium17:519°
CaenFrance17:516°
CairoEgypt18:5122°
Chamonix-Mont-BlancFrance17:518°
ChennaiIndia22:2161°
Clermont-FerrandFrance17:516°
DijonFrance17:518°
DohaQatar19:5138°
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates20:5142°
DublinIreland16:515°
DunedinNew Zealand05:510°
EdinburghUnited Kingdom16:517°
FrankfurtGermany17:5111°
GenevaSwitzerland17:518°
GrenobleFrance17:517°
HamburgGermany17:5113°
Hong KongHong Kong SAR China00:5184°
InnsbruckAustria17:5112°
IstanbulTürkiye19:5122°
JaipurIndia22:2160°
JakartaIndonesia23:5160°
JeddahSaudi Arabia19:5126°
KathmanduNepal22:3669°
KolkataIndia22:2172°
KyotoJapan01:5163°
La RochelleFrance17:514°
LausanneSwitzerland17:519°
Le HavreFrance17:516°
LilleFrance17:518°
LimogesFrance17:515°
LondonUnited Kingdom16:517°
LuxembourgLuxembourg17:5110°
LuxorEgypt18:5122°
LyonFrance17:517°
MarseilleFrance17:516°
MeccaSaudi Arabia19:5127°
MelbourneAustralia03:5119°
MetzFrance17:519°
MilanItaly17:5110°
MonacoMonaco17:518°
MontpellierFrance17:516°
MoscowRussia19:5129°
MumbaiIndia22:2157°
MunichGermany17:5112°
NairobiKenya19:5116°
NancyFrance17:519°
NantesFrance17:514°
NaplesItaly17:5112°
New DelhiIndia22:2162°
NiceFrance17:518°
NîmesFrance17:516°
NouméaNew Caledonia03:5116°
OrléansFrance17:516°
OsakaJapan01:5163°
OsloNorway17:5116°
Palma de MallorcaSpain17:513°
ParisFrance17:517°
PerpignanFrance17:515°
PerthAustralia00:5133°
PragueCzechia17:5115°
QueenstownNew Zealand05:512°
ReimsFrance17:518°
RennesFrance17:514°
ReykjavikIceland16:515°
RiyadhSaudi Arabia19:5134°
RomeItaly17:5111°
RouenFrance17:517°
Saint PetersburgRussia19:5125°
Saint-Denis (Réunion)Réunion20:5122°
Saint-ÉtienneFrance17:517°
SapporoJapan01:5156°
SeoulSouth Korea01:5168°
ShanghaiChina00:5175°
SingaporeSingapore00:5167°
StockholmSweden17:5119°
StrasbourgFrance17:5110°
SydneyAustralia03:5119°
TokyoJapan01:5159°
ToulonFrance17:517°
ToulouseFrance17:514°
ToursFrance17:515°
TripoliLibya18:518°
TromsøNorway17:5121°
TunisTunisia17:517°
ValenciaSpain17:511°
VeniceItaly17:5112°
ViennaAustria17:5115°
WarsawPoland17:5119°
ZaragozaSpain17:512°
ZermattSwitzerland17:519°
ZurichSwitzerland17:5110°

Timeline (Universal Time)

PhaseUTC
Penumbral eclipse begins14:03
Partial eclipse begins15:07
Totality begins16:15
Maximum eclipse16:51
Totality ends17:28
Partial eclipse ends18:36
Penumbral eclipse ends19:40

Frequently asked questions

What time is the total lunar eclipse of 31 December 2028?

Maximum eclipse is at 16:51 UTC. Local times depend on where you are: see the table of cities.

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