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Sydney 🇦🇺 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Sydney sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 03:51 GMT+11, the Moon 19° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Sydney
Penumbra begins (P1)
01:03 GMT+11
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
02:07 GMT+11
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
03:15 GMT+11
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
03:51 GMT+11
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
04:28 GMT+11
Partial ends (U4)
05:36 GMT+11
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
06:40 GMT+11
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
19°
azimuth 318°
Moonrise / moonset
19:50 / 05:56
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Sydney (-33.87, 151.21) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data