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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Madīnat al Muqaţţam, Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Madīnat al Muqaţţam
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:56 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:40 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 44 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Madīnat al Muqaţţam

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-10.2°
4:56 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 62°
-0.2°
5:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 63°
1.6°
6:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 71°
14.5°
6:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 75°
21.6°
7:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 78°
28.9°
8:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 85°
43.2°
9:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 93°
56.5°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Madīnat al Muqaţţam

Eclipse Visibility From Madīnat al MuqaţţamVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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