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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Galway, Ireland (Gaillimh)

Jan 12, 2028 at 4:13 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Galway
Begins: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 2:07 am
Maximum: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 4:13 am 0.066 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 6:18 am
Duration: 4 hours, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Galway

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:07 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 217°
54.9°
3:45 am Wed, Jan 12
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 246°
43.6°
4:13 am Wed, Jan 12
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 252°
39.7°
4:41 am Wed, Jan 12
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 258°
35.7°
6:18 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 277°
21.5°

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

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Galway. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


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

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