Cardiff 🇬🇧 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, Cardiff sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 04:13 GMT, the Moon 37° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
CardiffPenumbra begins (P1)
02:07 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
03:43 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
04:13 GMT
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
04:42 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
06:18 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
37°
azimuth 260°
Moonrise / moonset
15:32 / 08:33
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Cardiff (51.48, -3.18) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data