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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm
Max View in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:21 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:40 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Essen

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Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 2:58 pm CET
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Essen. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CET) for Essen.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-8.6°
4:07 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 47°
-1.4°
4:21 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction Northeast 50°
-0.2°
5:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 60°
6.1°
5:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 67°
10.8°
6:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 73°
15.7°
7:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 85°
25.8°
8:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 97°
35.3°

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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Essen. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Essen

Eclipse Visibility From EssenVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Essen, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Essen

Other eclipses visible in Essen

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