Overview

• Totality runs roughly from 19:30 to 20:52–20:53 with the maximum around 20:11 and an overall span of about three hours and 18–21 minutes, the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022.
• Because the event begins before moonrise, observers in Germany will see only the second half as the Moon rises already eclipsed.
• Local moonrise times include Berlin 19:37, München 19:40, Hamburg 19:52 and Köln 20:01, aligning visibility to the eastern and southeastern sky after dusk.
• Low elevation will constrain views, especially in Berlin where the Moon sits about 4.5 degrees above the southeast horizon at first, favoring unobstructed sightlines and possibly binoculars early on.
• Public viewings are planned, including free programs from 19:30 at Berlin’s Archenhold and Wilhelm‑Foerster observatories and evening access with talks at the Astroclub Radebeul; the next comparable total eclipse visible from Germany is expected on 31 December 2028.