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Partial lunar eclipse, January 12, 2028

Maximum: January 12, 2028 at 04:13 UTC. Everyone with the Moon above the horizon at that moment can see it.

Time in UTC

Wednesday, January 12, 04:13

Time remaining

467 d 20 h 44 min

Calculated with Astronomy Engine, an open-source library verified against the US Naval Observatory and NASA JPL. How we calculate

Partial phase

58 min

Whole eclipse

4 h 11 min

In a partial lunar eclipse only part of the Moon enters the Earth’s dark central shadow. The shadowed part looks dark grey to reddish, with a curved edge: the shadow of the round Earth.

Lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. No filters are needed.

Moon with its lower left part darkened by the curved edge of Earth's shadow
Partial phase of the 14 March 2025 eclipse: the curved edge of Earth's umbra creeps across the Moon. Photo: NASA/Jordan Cochran

Stages of the eclipse

StageTime in UTC
Penumbral eclipse beginsJanuary 12, 02:07
Partial eclipse beginsJanuary 12, 03:44
MaximumJanuary 12, 04:13
Partial eclipse endsJanuary 12, 04:42
Penumbral eclipse endsJanuary 12, 06:19

Where the eclipse can be seen

Visibility depends on whether the Moon is above the horizon. The central phase is the partial and total part of the eclipse (the whole eclipse for a penumbral one).

Whole central phase visibleVisible at maximumPart of the eclipse visibleNot visible

At your location

StageTimeMoon altitude
Penumbral eclipse begins9:07 PM49°
Partial eclipse begins10:44 PM65°
Maximum11:13 PM69°
Partial eclipse ends11:42 PM71°
Penumbral eclipse ends1:19 AM66°

Local times (America/New York).

Local times in cities

Local time of the maximum and the height of the Moon above the horizon at that moment.

CityMaximumMoon altitudeVisibility
LjubljanaJanuary 12, 05:1325°Whole eclipse
LondonJanuary 12, 04:1335°Whole eclipse
BerlinJanuary 12, 05:1326°Whole eclipse
MadridJanuary 12, 05:1338°Whole eclipse
RomeJanuary 12, 05:1326°Whole eclipse
IstanbulJanuary 12, 07:1314°Whole eclipse
ReykjavikJanuary 12, 04:1341°Whole eclipse
New YorkJanuary 11, 11:13 PM69°Whole eclipse
ChicagoJanuary 11, 10:13 PM60°Whole eclipse
Los AngelesJanuary 11, 8:13 PM38°Whole eclipse
HonoluluJanuary 11, 6:13 PM1°At maximum
Mexico CityJanuary 11, 22:1354°Whole eclipse
Buenos AiresJanuary 12, 01:1332°Whole eclipse
Cape TownJanuary 12, 06:13-5°Partly
DubaiJanuary 12, 08:13-12°Not visible
TokyoJanuary 12, 13:13-29°Not visible
SydneyJanuary 12, 3:13 PM-60°Not visible

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