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December 31, 2047 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Detroit, MI, USA

Jan 1, 2048 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Detroit, Michigan
Begins: Tue, Dec 31, 2047 at 10:52 pm
Maximum: Wed, Jan 1, 2048 at 1:52 am 1.128 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 1, 2048 at 4:52 am
Duration: 6 hours

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2047–January 1, 2048 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Detroit

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:52 pm Tue, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 126°
61.7°
12:05 am Wed, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 162°
69.4°
1:24 am Wed, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 212°
67.4°
1:52 am Wed, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 225°
64.2°
2:20 am Wed, Jan 1
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 236°
60.2°
3:39 am Wed, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 256°
47.0°
4:52 am Wed, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 269°
34.0°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 Detroit. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31–Jan 1)

In the past, this day was cloudy 89% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
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  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Detroit

Eclipse Visibility From DetroitVisibility Worldwide
May 26, 2040 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 4, 2040 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
May 15, 2041 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Nov 7–8, 2041 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 29, 2042 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Detroit

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