Is the January 2028 lunar eclipse visible from Guyana?
Lunar eclipse · Tuesday 11 January 2028
The verdict for Guyana
Visible from all of Guyana with the naked eye, all of the partial phase: a dark bite out of the full Moon.
The partial phase runs from 11:43 pm to 12:42 am GYT; greatest at 12:13 am GYT, with the Moon high up in the north from Georgetown, in a dark sky.
Times shown in Guyana time (UTC-4, no daylight saving).
What each region sees
What each region sees
Place
Main phase seen
Moon at greatest
Sky at greatest
Mabaruma (Region 1)
All of it
75° up, north
Dark
Anna Regina (Region 2)
All of it
74° up, north
Dark
Parika (Region 3)
All of it
74° up, north
Dark
Georgetown (Region 4)
All of it
74° up, north
Dark
Fort Wellington (Region 5)
All of it
73° up, north
Dark
New Amsterdam (Region 6)
All of it
73° up, north
Dark
Bartica (Region 7)
All of it
73° up, north
Dark
Mahdia (Region 8)
All of it
72° up, north
Dark
Lethem (Region 9)
All of it
70° up, north
Dark
Aishalton (Region 9)
All of it
69° up, north
Dark
Linden (Region 10)
All of it
73° up, north
Dark
Times shown in Guyana time (UTC-4, no daylight saving). A lunar eclipse happens at the same moment for everyone who can see the Moon, so only the Moon's height changes from town to town.
The details
The Moon enters the faint outer shadow: 10:07 pm on Tuesday 11 January 2028.
The dark shadow starts to cover the Moon: 11:43 pm on Tuesday 11 January 2028.
Greatest eclipse: 12:13 am on Wednesday 12 January 2028.
The dark shadow leaves the Moon: 12:42 am on Wednesday 12 January 2028.
The Moon leaves the faint outer shadow: 2:18 am on Wednesday 12 January 2028.
At greatest eclipse the Earth's dark shadow covers 3% of the Moon's face.
Find it
The Moon from Georgetown at greatest eclipse, 12:13 am GYT: face the north and look about three hand-spans up from the horizon (74°).
At arm’s length a fist covers about 10°, a hand-span about 25°.
How to watch
No special gear: a lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the eye, binoculars or a telescope.
Find a view of the part of the sky the table names, away from tall trees and buildings.
A phone on a tripod or wall, with Night mode, can record the colour change.
For a class
Shine a torch at a ball (the Moon) past a bigger ball (the Earth) to show the shadow.
Ask students to note the time and the Moon’s colour every 15 minutes, with the clock in Guyana time.
Discuss why everyone on the night side of the Earth sees a lunar eclipse at the same moment, but a solar eclipse at different times.