January 2028 Lunar Eclipse
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A partial
lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
will take place on Wednesday, January 12, 2028.


Visibility

It will be completely visible over Europe, western Africa and the Americas, and will be seen setting over the rest of Africa and western Asia.


Related lunar eclipses


Eclipses in 2028

* A partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 January 2028. * An annular solar eclipse on Wednesday, 26 January 2028. * A partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028. * A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028. * A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 31 December 2028.


Saros series

It is part of Saros series 115.


Lunar year series


Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 122.


See also

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List of lunar eclipses There are several lists of lunar eclipses On the Moon, by the Earth ; Type * List of central lunar eclipses * Total penumbral lunar eclipse ; Classification * List of saros series for lunar eclipses * Tetrad (astronomy) contains lists of tetrads ...
and
List of 21st-century lunar eclipses There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background hig ...


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