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Partial lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034

Part of the Moon passes through the Earth’s dark shadow, which shows as a curved dark bite on its edge.

Where it is seen

From start to end over Africa, South America, North America, Europe and Greenland; in part over the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.

Drawing the eclipse…

Moon overhead
The Moon in Earth’s shadow

Drawing the eclipse…

Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.

Times and facts

Date
Thursday, September 28, 2034
Penumbral eclipse begins
00:41
Partial eclipse begins
02:30
Deepest
02:46
Partial eclipse ends
03:01
Penumbral eclipse ends
04:51
Magnitude
0.02 of the Moon’s width in the dark shadow
Moon overhead
South America 1.1° N, 43.6° W

Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.

What cities see

490 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest. Times are local to each city.

CitySeesFromDeepestUntilLocal dateMoon
Istanbul · TürkiyeAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 2813° up
Buenos Aires · ArgentinaAll of it11:30 PM11:46 PM12:01 AMWed, Sep 2751° up
Mexico City · MexicoAll of it8:30 PM8:46 PM9:01 PMWed, Sep 2732° up
Moscow · RussiaAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 285° up
São Paulo · BrazilAll of it23:3023:4600:01Wed, Sep 2765° up
Lagos · NigeriaAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2842° up
New York · NYAll of it10:30 PM10:46 PM11:01 PMWed, Sep 2741° up
Kinshasa · Congo - KinshasaAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2830° up
Lima · PeruAll of it9:30 PM9:46 PM10:01 PMWed, Sep 2754° up
Cairo · EgyptAll of it5:30 AM5:46 AM6:01 AMThu, Sep 2813° up
Bogotá · ColombiaAll of it9:30 PM9:46 PM10:01 PMWed, Sep 2759° up
London · United KingdomAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2827° up
Rio de Janeiro · BrazilAll of it23:3023:4600:01Wed, Sep 2766° up
Saint Petersburg · RussiaAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 288° up
Santiago · ChileAll of it11:30 PM11:46 PM12:01 AMWed, Sep 2746° up
Los Angeles · CAAll of it7:30 PM7:46 PM8:01 PMWed, Sep 2712° up
Alexandria · EgyptAll of it5:30 AM5:46 AM6:01 AMThu, Sep 2814° up
Abidjan · Côte d’IvoireAll of it02:3002:4603:01Thu, Sep 2850° up
Kano · NigeriaAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2836° up
Ibadan · NigeriaAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2842° up
Ankara · TürkiyeAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 2810° up
Cape Town · South AfricaAll of it04:3004:4605:01Thu, Sep 2821° up
Berlin · GermanyAll of it04:3004:4605:01Thu, Sep 2819° up
Madrid · SpainAll of it04:3004:4605:01Thu, Sep 2836° up
Casablanca · MoroccoAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2842° up
Durban · South AfricaAll of it04:3004:4605:01Thu, Sep 2812° up
Caracas · VenezuelaAll of it10:30 PM10:46 PM11:01 PMWed, Sep 2765° up
Jeddah · Saudi ArabiaAll of it5:30 AM5:46 AM6:01 AMThu, Sep 286° up
Kyiv · UkraineAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 2810° up
Luanda · AngolaAll of it03:3003:4604:01Thu, Sep 2832° up
Addis Ababa · EthiopiaAll of it5:30 AM5:46 AM6:01 AMThu, Sep 287° up
Nairobi · KenyaAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 289° up
Chicago · ILAll of it9:30 PM9:46 PM10:01 PMWed, Sep 2732° up
Salvador · BrazilAll of it23:3023:4600:01Wed, Sep 2775° up
Toronto · CanadaAll of it10:30 PM10:46 PM11:01 PMWed, Sep 2736° up
Izmir · TürkiyeAll of it05:3005:4606:01Thu, Sep 2815° up
Dakar · SenegalAll of it02:3002:4603:01Thu, Sep 2860° up
Baghdad · IraqPart of it5:30 AM5:46 AM5:56 AM moonsetThu, Sep 282° up
Riyadh · Saudi ArabiaPart of it5:30 AM5:46 AM5:46 AM moonsetThu, Sep 28On the horizon
Mogadishu · SomaliaPart of it5:30 AM5:46 AM5:50 AM moonsetThu, Sep 28On the horizon

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Quick answers

Where is the partial lunar eclipse of September 28, 2034 visible?

From start to end over Africa, South America, North America, Europe and Greenland; in part over the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea.

What time is the lunar eclipse on September 28, 2034?

The Earth’s dark shadow is on the Moon from 02:30 UTC to 03:01 UTC, and deepest at 02:46 UTC. It happens at the same instant for everyone: only the clock on the wall differs.

Do I need anything to watch it?

No. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye, from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon. Binoculars show the colour better.

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