Partial Lunar Eclipse of January 12, 2028
A partial lunar eclipse for all of North America and South America, most of Europe and parts of Africa
On Wednesday, January 12, 2028 (UT) Earth's dark shadow covers 7% of the Moon's diameter at maximum (04:13 UT); the partial phase lasts 56 min 0 s. Anyone who can see the Moon sees the same eclipse at the same moment: the only questions are whether the Moon is above your horizon and what your clock says.
Computed on a 2° grid from the Moon's altitude (JPL DE440) at NASA's contact times. At the edges of the shaded area the Moon is low, rising or setting during the eclipse.
Times for your city
| Phase | Local time (WAT) | Moon height |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbral eclipse begins | 03:07 | 36° |
| Partial eclipse begins | 04:45 | 16° |
| Maximum | 05:13 | 10° |
| Partial eclipse ends | 05:41 | 4° |
| Penumbral eclipse ends | 07:18 | below horizon |
Search about 7,000 cities: every city over 100,000 people, plus the 1,075 cities on this site.
How the eclipse unfolds
- 02:07 UTPenumbral eclipse begins
- 03:45 UTPartial eclipse begins
- 04:13 UTMaximum
- 04:41 UTPartial eclipse ends
- 06:18 UTPenumbral eclipse ends
Times in UT. Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse happens at the same moment for everyone who can see the Moon; only the local clock time differs.
The world's biggest cities
where the Moon is up| City | Partial | Maximum | Partial ends | Moon at max | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo | 04:45 | 05:13 | 05:41 | 10° | WAT |
| Istanbul Turkey | 06:45 | 07:13 | 07:41 | 14° | UTC+3 |
| Lagos Nigeria | 04:45 | 05:13 | 05:41 | 25° | WAT |
| São Paulo Brazil | 00:45 | 01:13 | 01:41 | 41° | UTC−3 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 54° | CST |
| Moscow Russia | 06:45 | 07:13 | 07:41 | 13° | MSK |
| Cairo Egypt | 05:45 | 06:13 | 06:41 | 8° | EET |
| London England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 35° | GMT |
| New York United States | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 69° | EST |
| Lima Peru | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 51° | UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 68° | UTC−5 |
| Baghdad Iraq | 06:45 | 07:13 | 07:41 | below horizon | UTC+3 |
| Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 00:45 | 01:13 | 01:41 | 40° | UTC−3 |
| Abidjan Ivory Coast | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 32° | GMT |
| Saint Petersburg Russia | 06:45 | 07:13 | 07:41 | 18° | MSK |
| Alexandria Egypt | 05:45 | 06:13 | 06:41 | 10° | EET |
| Kano Nigeria | 04:45 | 05:13 | 05:41 | 22° | WAT |
| Santiago Chile | 00:45 | 01:13 | 01:41 | 32° | UTC−3 |
| Jeddah Saudi Arabia | 06:45 | 07:13 | 07:41 | below horizon | UTC+3 |
| Giza Egypt | 05:45 | 06:13 | 06:41 | 8° | EET |
| Bamako Mali | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 38° | GMT |
| Los Angeles California, United States | 19:45 | 20:13 | 20:41 | 38° | PST |
| Casablanca Morocco | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 41° | UTC+0 |
| Ibadan Nigeria | 04:45 | 05:13 | 05:41 | 25° | WAT |
Local times (24-hour clock). Greyed times: the Moon is below the horizon then.
United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand
| City | Partial | Maximum | Partial ends | Moon at max | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York United States | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 69° | EST |
| Los Angeles California, United States | 19:45 | 20:13 | 20:41 | 38° | PST |
| Chicago Illinois, United States | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 60° | CST |
| Houston Texas, United States | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 58° | CST |
| Phoenix Arizona, United States | 20:45 | 21:13 | 21:41 | 43° | MST |
| Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 69° | EST |
| San Antonio Texas, United States | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 55° | CST |
| San Diego California, United States | 19:45 | 20:13 | 20:41 | 39° | PST |
| London England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 35° | GMT |
| Birmingham England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 36° | GMT |
| Glasgow Scotland, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 36° | GMT |
| Manchester England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 36° | GMT |
| Sheffield England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 35° | GMT |
| Leeds England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 35° | GMT |
| Edinburgh Scotland, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 36° | GMT |
| Liverpool England, United Kingdom | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 36° | GMT |
| Toronto Ontario, Canada | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 64° | EST |
| Montréal Quebec, Canada | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 65° | EST |
| Calgary Alberta, Canada | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 40° | CST |
| Ottawa Ontario, Canada | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 64° | EST |
| Edmonton Alberta, Canada | 21:45 | 22:13 | 22:41 | 39° | CST |
| Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 50° | EST |
| Mississauga Ontario, Canada | 22:45 | 23:13 | 23:41 | 64° | EST |
| Vancouver British Columbia, Canada | 20:45 | 21:13 | 21:41 | 34° | MST |
| Dublin Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 38° | GMT |
| Cork Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 40° | GMT |
| Limerick Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 40° | GMT |
| Galway Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 40° | GMT |
| Tallaght Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 38° | GMT |
| Waterford Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 39° | GMT |
| Drogheda Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 38° | GMT |
| Dundalk Ireland | 03:45 | 04:13 | 04:41 | 38° | GMT |
Watching it
We do not forecast the weather, and no one can this far ahead. Whether you see it will depend on the clouds on the day: check a local forecast a few days before and be ready to travel to a clearer sky. For long-term cloud statistics along eclipse paths, see the climatology by meteorologist Jay Anderson at eclipsophile.com.
Questions
Where is the partial lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028 visible?
From all of North America and South America, most of Europe and parts of Africa: everywhere the Moon is above the horizon during the eclipse. See the map and the city tables for local times.
Can I see it from the United States?
Yes: from 520 of our 520 US cities, 518 of them for the whole eclipse. US local dates may be the evening before the UT date.
Is it safe to watch?
Yes. A lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with your eyes, binoculars or a telescope.
Will it be cloudy?
We do not forecast the weather. Check a local forecast a day or two before.
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC: NASA Eclipse Web Site, Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses and Catalog of Lunar Eclipses (Espenak & Meeus): Besselian elements, path of totality tables and lunar contact times. City times are computed by us from those Besselian elements with the standard method (Meeus, Elements of Solar Eclipses), using a current estimate of ΔT (Earth-rotation correction) instead of the Canon's older extrapolation; they agree with NASA's own calculator to 0.1 s and with an independent Skyfield/JPL DE440 computation to within 15 s. Times are for sea level and ignore the lunar limb profile (a few seconds near the path edges). Moon altitudes: Skyfield with JPL DE440, corrected for parallax. City coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).