Mecca 🇸🇦 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, Mecca sees the partial phases until the Moon sets at 07:06 GMT+3, with maximum at 07:13 GMT+3, the Moon -2° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
MeccaPenumbra begins (P1)
05:07 GMT+3
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
06:43 GMT+3
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
07:13 GMT+3
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
07:42 GMT+3
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
09:18 GMT+3
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-2°
azimuth 295°
Moonrise / moonset
17:14 / 07:06
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-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 · Mecca (21.39, 39.86) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data