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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Jan 12, 2028 at 4:13 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Tórshavn
Begins: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 2:07 am
Maximum: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 4:13 am 0.066 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 6:18 am
Duration: 4 hours, 11 minutes

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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Tórshavn

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Tórshavn. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WET) for Tórshavn.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:07 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 214°
47.0°
3:45 am Wed, Jan 12
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 241°
38.6°
4:13 am Wed, Jan 12
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 248°
35.6°
4:41 am Wed, Jan 12
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 255°
32.5°
6:18 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 276°
21.4°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Tórshavn. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tórshavn

Eclipse Visibility From TórshavnVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Tórshavn, or the path map image for global details.

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