Adelaide 🇦🇺 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Adelaide sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 03:21 GMT+10:30, the Moon 24° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
AdelaidePenumbra begins (P1)
00:33 GMT+10:30
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
01:37 GMT+10:30
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
02:45 GMT+10:30
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
03:21 GMT+10:30
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
03:58 GMT+10:30
Partial ends (U4)
05:06 GMT+10:30
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
06:10 GMT+10:30
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
24°
azimuth 329°
Moonrise / moonset
20:15 / 06:15
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the north-west; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Adelaide (-34.93, 138.60) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data