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Rabat 🇲🇦 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Rabat sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 18:25 GMT+1 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 17:51 GMT+1, the Moon -6° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Rabat
Penumbra begins (P1)
15:03 GMT+1
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
16:07 GMT+1
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
17:15 GMT+1
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
17:51 GMT+1
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
18:28 GMT+1
Partial ends (U4)
19:36 GMT+1
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
20:40 GMT+1
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-6°
azimuth 57°
Moonrise / moonset
18:25 / 09:06
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 · Rabat (34.02, -6.84) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data