Porto 🇵🇹 — total lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, Porto sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 17:11 WET mid-eclipse, with maximum at 16:51 WET, the Moon -3° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
PortoPenumbra begins (P1)
14:03 WET
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
15:07 WET
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
16:15 WET
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
16:51 WET
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
17:28 WET
Partial ends (U4)
18:36 WET
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
19:40 WET
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-3°
azimuth 55°
Moonrise / moonset
17:11 / 08:33
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 · Porto (41.15, -8.61) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data