Cape Town 🇿🇦 — partial lunar eclipse
On 6 Jul 2028, Cape Town sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 20:19 GMT+2, the Moon 30° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
Cape TownPenumbra begins (P1)
17:43 GMT+2
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
19:08 GMT+2
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
20:19 GMT+2
33% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
21:30 GMT+2
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
22:55 GMT+2
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
30°
azimuth 99°
Moonrise / moonset
17:38 / 08:18
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Cape Town (-33.93, 18.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data