Overview

• Totality runs roughly 19:30–20:52 CEST with maximum around 20:11; the penumbral and early partial phases occur before moonrise in Germany.
• Moonrise times include Berlin 19:37, Munich 19:39–19:40, Hamburg 19:52 and Cologne 20:01, requiring a clear view toward the eastern horizon.
• Experts caution the eclipsed disk may be hard to spot for up to 30 minutes after rise because it is dim and low over horizon haze.
• Viewing is safe with the naked eye; binoculars or a small telescope help, and many observatories and planetariums plan public sessions and streams.
• The German Weather Service expects mostly clear skies but notes increasing evening cloudiness in western and southwestern regions; the next total lunar eclipse visible from Germany is on 31 December 2028.