Bucharest 🇷🇴 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Bucharest sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 18:51 EET, the Moon 21° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
BucharestPenumbra begins (P1)
16:03 EET
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:07 EET
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:15 EET
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
18:51 EET
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:28 EET
Partial ends (U4)
20:36 EET
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:40 EET
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
21°
azimuth 78°
Moonrise / moonset
16:33 / 08:21
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 east; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Bucharest (44.43, 26.10) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data