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Cardiff 🇬🇧 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Cardiff sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 16:03 GMT mid-eclipse, with maximum at 16:51 GMT, the Moon 5° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Cardiff
Penumbra begins (P1)
14:03 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
15:07 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
16:15 GMT
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
16:51 GMT
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
17:28 GMT
Partial ends (U4)
18:36 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
19:40 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
5°
azimuth 59°
Moonrise / moonset
16:03 / 08:49
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-east — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →

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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Cardiff (51.48, -3.18) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data