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 Eart ...
will take place on Thursday, July 6, 2028.
Visibility
It will be completely visible over much of Asia, Australia, and eastern Africa, and will be seen rising over the rest of Africa and eastern Europe.
Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses in 2028
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A partial lunar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 January 2028.
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An annular solar eclipse on Wednesday, 26 January 2028.
* A partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028.
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A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028.
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A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 31 December 2028.
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 total solar eclipses of
Solar Saros 127
Saros cycle
The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon ...
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* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2021
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of August 19, 2035
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
A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed ...
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 hi ...
Notes
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