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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Howland Island, US Minor Outlying Islands

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 3:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:53 am
Duration: 3 hours, 49 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 306°
48.5°
4:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 298°
35.4°
5:16 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 294°
20.6°
5:52 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 293°
12.8°
6:27 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 293°
5.0°
6:53 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 293°
-0.2°
7:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 293°
-10.4°
8:40 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-24.3°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Eclipse Visibility From Pacific Remote Islands Marine National MonumentVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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