Total lunar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse December 31, 2028: Blood Moon on New Year’s Eve — and a Blue Moon as well
Sunday, December 31, 2028, 16:52
The last full Moon of 2028 is the second in December, and it is totally eclipsed.
Where it can be seen
In London the Moon is above the horizon for part of the eclipse, from 15:55 to 18:35 local time.
Facts
- Saros series
- 125 (49 of 72)
- Umbral magnitude
- 1.24785
- Duration of totality
- 1 hour 12 minutes
- Special feature
- also a Blue Moon — second full Moon in December
Source: Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com · AstroPixels · timeanddate.de. Times for Europe/London.
The day in the planting calendar
This is how December 31, 2028 looks in the biodynamic planting calendar, calculated for the Europe/London time zone.
- Day type
- Flower day
- Moon in the constellation
- Gemini
- Moon phase
- Full Moon
- Moon’s path
- descending
Flowers, broccoli, artichokes — everything that blooms.
Unfavourable times on this day
- Eclipse: 14:02–19:42
- Lunar node: 17:49–24:00
The days before and after
If you want to move the work, here are the neighbouring days with day type and constellation.
- Thursday, December 28, 2028Root day(Taurus)
- Friday, December 29, 2028Root day(Taurus)
- Saturday, December 30, 2028Root day(Taurus)
- Monday, January 1, 2029Flower day(Gemini, with an unfavourable time)
- Tuesday, January 2, 2029Leaf day(Cancer)
- Wednesday, January 3, 2029Fruit day(Leo)
What it means for sowing and planting
In the biodynamic calendar a lunar eclipse is an unfavourable time. Its whole duration is blocked, from the Moon entering the penumbra until it leaves it, even if the Moon sets or rises in the meantime where you live. No sowing and no planting during that time. Before and after, the day type applies. A lunar eclipse always falls on a full moon.
Frequently asked questions
Can I sow and plant on December 31, 2028?
The Moon stands mostly in front of Gemini; it is a flower day. Unfavourable: Eclipse 14:02–19:42; Lunar node 17:49–24:00. Outside that time the day suits everything that belongs to a flower day. Flowers, broccoli, artichokes — everything that blooms.
When is the next event of this kind?
Total lunar eclipse on June 26, 2029, 04:22: The deepest lunar eclipse of the decade.
Can it be seen from the UK and Ireland?
In London the Moon is above the horizon for part of the eclipse, from 15:55 to 18:35 local time.
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