Partial lunar eclipse — July 6, 2028
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Partial lunar eclipse
July 6, 2028 · greatest eclipse 18:20 UTC
Part of the moon enters the Earth's umbra, taking a visible dark bite out of the disc; the rest stays in the fainter penumbra.
Timeline
Every one of these instants is the same moment everywhere on Earth — the shadow falls on the moon, not on you. UTC is baked in; your own time zone appears underneath when the page loads.
the moon touches the soft outer shadow — hard to notice at first15:45 UTC
Jul 6, 2028
the dark umbra reaches the edge of the disc17:10 UTC
Jul 6, 2028
the moon is deepest in the shadow18:20 UTC
Jul 6, 2028
the umbra leaves the disc19:30 UTC
Jul 6, 2028
the moon is clear of the shadow20:55 UTC
Jul 6, 2028
Can you see it?
A lunar eclipse has no narrow path — everyone on the night side of the Earth sees the same thing at the same instant. At greatest eclipse the moon is directly overhead near 23°S, 87°E, so it is best placed over central and south Asia and the Indian Ocean. Further from there, the moon sits lower; on the far side of the world it is below the horizon and the eclipse happens in daylight.
Worked out from the moon's altitude at your coordinates at greatest eclipse. Cloud is not included — nothing on this site knows the weather.
What to expect
The umbra covers about 38% of the moon's diameter at maximum, over a partial phase of 2 h 20 min. The bite out of the disc is obvious to the naked eye; the shadow's edge is soft, not sharp.
No equipment and no eye protection are needed. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with bare eyes.
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