| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Begins: | 31 Ara 2028 Paz, 15:40 |
| Maximum: | 31 Ara 2028 Paz, 16:52 1,246 Magnitude |
| Ends: | 31 Ara 2028 Paz, 19:40 |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 59 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
31 Aralık 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dumbarton
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Dumbarton. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (GMT) for Dumbarton.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:03 31 Ara Paz | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  24° | -8.1° |
| 15:07 31 Ara Paz | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 38° | -3.6° |
| 15:40 31 Ara Paz | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 45° | -0.2° |
| 16:16 31 Ara Paz | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast. | 52° | 2.9° | |
| 16:52 31 Ara Paz | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 58° | 6.7° | |
| 17:27 31 Ara Paz | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 65° | 10.9° | |
| 18:36 31 Ara Paz | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 78° | 19.6° | |
| 19:40 31 Ara Paz | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 91° | 28.1° |
How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Dumbarton. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (31 Ara)
In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).
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- Magnitude of Eclipses
- Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
- Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?
Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dumbarton
| Eclipse Visibility From Dumbarton | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Eyl 2025 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 12 Ağu 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | |
| 28 Ağu 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 20–21 Şub 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2 Ağu 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Dumbarton, or the path map image for global details. |
Next total solar eclipse visible in Dumbarton
Next annular eclipse visible in Dumbarton