Lunar eclipse · Saros 125

Total Lunar Eclipse

December 31, 2028 — visible across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific.

About this eclipse

What happens
The Moon passes fully into Earth's umbral shadow and glows a deep coppery red — totality lasts about 71 minutes. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon.
Where it’s visible
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific

Geometry & timing

Greatest eclipse (TD)
16:53:15 · ΔT 77s
Greatest eclipse (UTC)
16:51:58
Saros series
125
Magnitude
2.2742 / 1.2463 (penumbral / umbral)
Moon overhead at greatest
23°N, 108°E
Phase durations
336.2 / 208.8 / 71.3 min

Sources

Timing and geometry from NASA’s eclipse catalogs. Verify local circumstances before you travel.

How the eclipse unfolds

PenumbraUmbraMoon

Schematic of the Moon crossing Earth’s penumbra (outer) and umbra (inner) at greatest eclipse. Visible anywhere the Moon is above the horizon: Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific.

The Moon is above the horizon — and the eclipse visible — on the marker’s side of the dashed line (its position at greatest eclipse).

Dark-sky stays near the greatest point

The closest astronomy-forward stays in the Stella catalog to where this eclipse peaks.

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