Beijing 🇨🇳 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Beijing sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 00:51 GMT+8, the Moon 72° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
BeijingPenumbra begins (P1)
22:03 GMT+8
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
23:07 GMT+8
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
00:15 GMT+8
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
00:51 GMT+8
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
01:28 GMT+8
Partial ends (U4)
02:36 GMT+8
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
03:40 GMT+8
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
72°
azimuth 206°
Moonrise / moonset
16:32 / 07:54
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 south-west; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Beijing (39.90, 116.41) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data