Kathmandu 🇳🇵 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Kathmandu sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 22:36 GMT+5:45, the Moon 69° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
KathmanduPenumbra begins (P1)
19:48 GMT+5:45
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
20:52 GMT+5:45
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
22:00 GMT+5:45
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
22:36 GMT+5:45
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
23:13 GMT+5:45
Partial ends (U4)
00:21 GMT+5:45
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
01:25 GMT+5:45
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
69°
azimuth 97°
Moonrise / moonset
17:01 / 07:16
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Kathmandu (27.72, 85.32) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data