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Dubai 🇦🇪 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Dubai sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 20:51 GST, the Moon 42° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Dubai
Penumbra begins (P1)
18:03 GST
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
19:07 GST
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
20:15 GST
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
20:51 GST
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
21:28 GST
Partial ends (U4)
22:36 GST
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
23:40 GST
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
42°
azimuth 81°
Moonrise / moonset
17:27 / 07:30
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Dubai (25.20, 55.27) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data