December 2028 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 31, 2028.

It is very rare that a lunar eclipse falls on new years eve so the eclipse maybe visible on the countdown to the new year

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Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027-2031
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
110 2027 Jul 18
Penumbral
115 2028 Jan 12
Partial
120 2028 Jul 06
Partial
125 2028 Dec 31
Total
130 2029 Jun 26
Total
135 2029 Dec 20
Total
140 2030 Jun 15
Partial
145 2030 Dec 09
Penumbral
150 2031 Jun 05
Penumbral
Last set 2027 Aug 17 Last set 2027 Feb 20
Next set 2031 May 07 Next set 2031 Oct 30

Saros series

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.[1]

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.

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