- Source: December 2028 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, December 31, 2028, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2479. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4.3 days before perigee (on January 4, 2029, at 23:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.
This eclipse will occur during a blue moon and is the first such eclipse to happen on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day since December 2009, and the first total lunar eclipse on New Year's Day in history. The next such eclipse will be in December 2047 (though January 2048 for most timezones).
Visibility
The eclipse will be completely visible over eastern Europe, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over Africa and Europe and setting over the eastern Pacific Ocean and western North America.
Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2028
=A partial lunar eclipse on January 12.
An annular solar eclipse on January 26.
A partial lunar eclipse on July 6.
A total solar eclipse on July 22.
A total lunar eclipse on December 31.
= Metonic
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2032
= Tzolkinex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2036
= Half-Saros
=Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019
Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 5, 2038
= Tritos
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2039
= Lunar Saros 125
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2047
= Inex
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2000
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2057
= Triad
=Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of March 3, 1942
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 2, 2115
= Lunar eclipses of 2027–2031
== Saros 125
=Lunar saros series 125, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has 26 total lunar eclipses. The first was on June 17, 1704 and the last will be on March 19, 2155. The longest totality occurrence of this series (7th) was on August 22, 1812 when totality lasted one hour and 42 minutes.
This is the 19th of 26 total lunar eclipses in series 125. The previous occurrence was on December 21, 2010 and the next will occur on January 12, 2047.
= Half-Saros cycle
=A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 132.
See also
List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
2028 Dec 31 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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