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Taif 🇸🇦 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Taif sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 19:51 GMT+3, the Moon 27° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Taif
Penumbra begins (P1)
17:03 GMT+3
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
18:07 GMT+3
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
19:15 GMT+3
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
19:51 GMT+3
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
20:28 GMT+3
Partial ends (U4)
21:36 GMT+3
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
22:40 GMT+3
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
27°
azimuth 74°
Moonrise / moonset
17:38 / 07:23
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Taif (21.27, 40.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data