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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sapporo, Japan

Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Sapporo
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 11:03 pm
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 1:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 4:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028–January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sapporo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Sapporo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (JST) for Sapporo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 161°
69.4°
12:07 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 202°
68.9°
1:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 234°
61.1°
1:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 245°
55.6°
2:27 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 253°
49.6°
3:36 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 267°
37.5°
4:40 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 277°
26.2°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Sapporo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sapporo

Eclipse Visibility From SapporoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Sapporo, or the path map image for global details.

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