Johannesburg 🇿🇦 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Johannesburg sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 19:01 GMT+2 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 18:51 GMT+2, the Moon -2° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
JohannesburgPenumbra begins (P1)
16:03 GMT+2
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:07 GMT+2
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:15 GMT+2
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
18:51 GMT+2
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:28 GMT+2
Partial ends (U4)
20:36 GMT+2
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:40 GMT+2
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-2°
azimuth 65°
Moonrise / moonset
19:01 / 05:49
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 · Johannesburg (-26.20, 28.05) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data