Cancer
1st house · self and image
A lunar eclipse in your first house brings your identity or direction to a head. Release an old way of presenting yourself.
December 31, 2028 · ♋︎ Cancer · Saros 125
Total Lunar Eclipse in Cancer
Data
| Maximum | 31 December 2028, 16:51 UTC (16:53 TD) Your time: |
|---|---|
| Type | Total The whole Moon enters the umbra (umbral magnitude 1.247) and usually turns copper-red. |
| Full moon | 31 December 2028, 16:48 UTC Moon at 10°33' Cancer, Sun in Capricorn |
| Saros 125 | Previous: 21 December 2010, total, 29°21' Gemini Next: 12 January 2047, total, 21°44' Cancer |
| Lunar node | 3.6° from the south node Mean North Node 14°08' Capricorn, South Node 14°08' Cancer |
| Season | Partial Solar Eclipse, 14 days later |
| Moon overhead | 23.5°N, 107.9°E At maximum; the closer you are, the higher the Moon |
| Phases (UTC) | Penumbral 14:03–19:40 Partial 15:07–18:36 Total 16:15–17:28 (72 min) |
The sky at maximum
Sun 10°32' Capricorn · Moon 10°34' Cancer · Mercury 0°04' Aquarius · Venus 20°42' Sagittarius · Mars 4°11' Libra · Jupiter 24°55' Libra · Saturn 4°26' Taurus R · Uranus 11°06' Gemini R · Neptune 6°09' Aries · Pluto 7°34' Aquarius
The Moon is 377,584 km away, 31.6′ across against the Sun’s 32.5′.
Within 5° of the eclipse degree: Neptune square (orb 4°23').
Planets crossing 10°33' Cancer in the six months after: Venus 10 June.
Where it can be seen
| City | Moon’s altitude at maximum; rise or set (UTC) |
|---|---|
| Madrid | rises 16:53 |
| London | 7°; rises 15:50 |
| Cairo | 22° |
| Johannesburg | rises 17:01 |
| Mumbai | 57° |
| Beijing | 72° |
| Tokyo | 59° |
| Sydney | 19° |
Not visible from the other 6 of the 14 cities checked.
What it means for your sign
Whole-sign houses counted from Cancer, using your sun sign (or rising sign).
Capricorn
7th house · partnerships
A lunar eclipse in your seventh house brings a relationship or partnership to a head. Honesty matters more than being right.
| Sign | House |
|---|---|
| ♈︎ Aries | 4 |
| ♉︎ Taurus | 3 |
| ♊︎ Gemini | 2 |
| ♌︎ Leo | 12 |
| ♍︎ Virgo | 11 |
| ♎︎ Libra | 10 |
| ♏︎ Scorpio | 9 |
| ♐︎ Sagittarius | 8 |
| ♒︎ Aquarius | 6 |
| ♓︎ Pisces | 5 |
Your free chart: the exact house from your rising sign.