Cape Town 🇿🇦 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, Cape Town sees the partial phases until the Moon sets at 05:47 GMT+2, with maximum at 06:13 GMT+2, the Moon -5° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
Cape TownPenumbra begins (P1)
04:07 GMT+2
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
05:43 GMT+2
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
06:13 GMT+2
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
06:42 GMT+2
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
08:18 GMT+2
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-5°
azimuth 295°
Moonrise / moonset
19:40 / 05:47
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-west — 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 · Cape Town (-33.93, 18.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data