Overview

• Totality is expected from about 19:30 to 20:52 CEST with maximum near 20:11, after the Moon enters Earth’s umbra around 18:27.
• The eclipse is visible across Europe, Africa and much of Asia, but in Germany the Moon rises already in Earth’s shadow and the dim disk may stay elusive for 20–30 minutes after moonrise.
• Local rise times include roughly 19:37 in Berlin, 19:40 in Munich, 19:52 in Hamburg and 20:01 in Cologne, with eastern locations seeing it slightly earlier and higher.
• The full event lasts roughly 3 hours 18–21 minutes, making it the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022, and the next totality widely visible from Germany occurs on 31 December 2028.
• Planetariums and clubs are hosting public viewings, including Berlin’s Archenhold and Wilhelm‑Foerster observatories and an open event by Urania‑Planetarium Potsdam, and forecasts call for mostly clear skies in many regions with thin cloud possible in parts of Bavaria and some showers later in the southwest; no eye protection is needed, and binoculars can help.