A partial eclipse of the Moon occurs on Wednesday 12 January, 2028 UT, lasting from 02:07–06:18 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may be visible at maximum, though just 7% of the Moon will be shadowed in a partial eclipse lasting for 56 minutes exactly and visible in the Americas, Europe, and most of Africa. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should be visible at maximum eclipse.
The timings of the phases of the eclipse are as
follows. You will be able to see each phase of the
eclipse if the Moon is up at the corresponding time as
seen from your location; however the penumbral phase
will be very difficult to see in practice, so you may want to start watching at the partial phase:
| Penumbral eclipse begins: |
02:07:37 UT |
| Partial eclipse begins: |
03:45:00 UT |
| Maximum eclipse: |
04:12:57 UT |
| Partial eclipse ends: |
04:41:00 UT |
| Penumbral eclipse ends: |
06:18:18 UT |
During this eclipse the Moon will be just a day before perigee, making it very large.
At maximum eclipse it will be 0.562° in apparent
diameter, which is 5.9% larger than average.
The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of
the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed
information on the Moon's key dates.
Interactive Map
This map shows the visibility of the eclipse. The bright area in the
middle will see the whole eclipse; the yellow band to the right will see
the start of the eclipse, and the blue band to the left will see the
end. Note that the map is approximate,
and if you are near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon will be
very close to the horizon and may not be practically visible.
You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to
see areas of interest. Hover your mouse over the
tags to see what will be visible from each area on the map. The green
marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly
overhead at maximum eclipse.
The interactive map is currently not available.
Overview Map
This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
Eclipse Season and Saros Series
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This is the 58th eclipse in lunar Saros series 115.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 115,
is linked to solar Saros series 122. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 04:12:57 on 12 Jan UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 04:14:13 on 12 Jan TDT |
| Saros Series | 115 |
Number in Series | 58 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 1.0468 |
Central Magnitiude | 0.0662 |
| Gamma | 0.9817 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 1m16s |
Error | ± 0m11s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 4h11m |
Partial Duration | 56m00s |
| Total Duration | |
| |
| Partial Rating | |
Total Rating | |
| Sun Distance | 147120062 km (0.5%) |
Moon Distance | 360251 km (7.7%) |
| Sun Diameter | 0.542° |
Moon Diameter | 0.553° - 0.562° |
| Apogee | 03:53 on 1 Jan UT |
Perigee | 07:48 on 13 Jan UT |
| Contact p1 | 02:07:37 on 12 Jan UT |
Contact p2 | |
| Contact u1 | 03:45:00 on 12 Jan UT |
Contact u2 | |
| Max eclipse | 04:12:57 on 12 Jan UT |
| Contact u3 | |
Contact u4 | 04:41:00 on 12 Jan UT |
| Contact p3 | |
Contact p4 | 06:18:18 on 12 Jan UT |
Note that while all dates and times on this site (except
where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time,
the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
are in the TDT timescale.
The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a
percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0%
is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the
Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is
the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee).
The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes
of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed
information on the Moon's key dates.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.
