London, England, United Kingdom

Sunday, December 31, 2028

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London, England, United Kingdom

Lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse

79% of it above your horizon

Best around 4:51 PM

Moon in shadow
125%
Totality
71 min
Moon's height
8°
Above horizon
79%
2:05 PM Penumbral begins Moon down
3:08 PM Partial begins Moon down
4:16 PM Totality begins 3° up
4:51 PM Greatest eclipse 8° up
5:27 PM Totality ends 12° up
6:35 PM Partial ends 22° up
7:38 PM Penumbral ends 31° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

8:06 AM

8:06 AM

7:26 AM Blue hour
8:06 AM Sunrise
9:07 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

4:01 PM

4:01 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

3:00 PM Golden hour
4:01 PM Sunset
4:41 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Cold Moon

Blue moon - rises 3:50 PM in the NE

3:50 PM – 8:37 AM

Named for the long, cold nights at the start of winter. A blue moon too: the second full moon in one calendar month.

ENE WNW
3:50 PM Moonrise
4:23 PM 4°
12:19 AM Highest, 61°
8:07 AM 4°
8:37 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
3:50 PM in the NE
Exactly full
4:48 PM
Distance
234,660 mi - blue moon

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Morning blue hour 7:26 AM–8:06 AM
  • Moonset 8:00 AM
  • Sunrise 8:06 AM
  • Morning golden hour 8:06 AM–9:07 AM
  • Morning best color 8:09 AM
  • Evening golden hour 3:00 PM–4:01 PM
  • Moonrise 3:51 PM
  • Evening best color 3:55 PM
  • Sunset 4:01 PM
  • Evening blue hour 4:01 PM–4:41 PM
  • Fully dark 6:04 PM–6:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

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