- The partial lunar eclipse of 12 January 2028 reaches its greatest phase at 04:13 UTC.
- Its umbral magnitude is 0.066; the partial phase lasts 56 min.
- It is visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa.
- From Vilnius it is visible, with the local maximum at 06:13 Vilnius time.
- The eclipse belongs to Saros series 115.
What time is the eclipse?
The moment of greatest eclipse is the same everywhere on Earth; only the clock time differs. A lunar eclipse is seen at the same instant from every place where the Moon is above the horizon.
| Time zone | Greatest eclipse |
|---|---|
| UTC (Universal Time) | 04:13 |
| Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki | 06:13 |
| Moscow | 07:13 |
| London | 04:13 |
| New York | 23:13 (11 Jan) |
Where is the eclipse visible?
The eclipse is visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa. A lunar eclipse is seen from every place where the Moon is above the horizon during the eclipse.
Is it visible from Europe and the Baltic states?
The eclipse is visible from Europe. The eclipse is visible from Vilnius, with the maximum at 06:13 Vilnius time.
What you will see
A dark curved bite moves across part of the Moon and retreats. No protection is needed; the shadow edge is easy to see by eye.
The Saros series
This eclipse belongs to Saros series 115. Eclipses of one series repeat every 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours, and each one falls about a third of the way around the globe to the west of the previous one.
All eclipses of 2028
| Date | Eclipse | Greatest eclipse (UTC) | From Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2028 | Partial lunar eclipse | 04:13 | visible |
| 26 January 2028 | Annular solar eclipse | 15:08 | partly visible |
| 6 July 2028 | Partial lunar eclipse | 18:20 | visible |
| 22 July 2028 | Total solar eclipse | 02:56 | not visible |
| 31 December 2028 | Total lunar eclipse | 16:52 | visible |
Questions people ask
What time is the partial lunar eclipse on 12 January 2028?
Greatest eclipse is at 04:13 UTC, which is 04:13 in London and 23:13 (11 Jan) in New York.
Where is it visible?
It is visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa.
Can it be seen from Lithuania?
The eclipse is visible from Vilnius, with the maximum at 06:13 Vilnius time.
How long does it last?
The partial phase lasts 56 min.
Do I need eye protection?
No. A lunar eclipse is as safe to watch as the full moon.
When is the next partial lunar eclipse?
The next partial lunar eclipse is on 6 July 2028, visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia.
- Fred Espenak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Solar Eclipses 2021–2030 and Lunar Eclipses 2021–2030 (eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov).
- Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed., 1998.
- American Astronomical Society: How to view a solar eclipse safely; ISO 12312-2 filters for direct observation of the Sun.
- timeanddate.com: local circumstances of eclipses for Vilnius.
Dates, types, magnitudes and durations are taken from the NASA eclipse tables and checked row by row. NASA gives the time of greatest eclipse in Terrestrial Dynamical Time; this page converts it to UTC and shows it to the minute. The countdown is recalculated every day.