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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fort Collins, CO, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:21 am
Near max in Fort Collins
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Fort Collins, Colorado
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:21 am -0.734 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:25 am
Duration: 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fort Collins

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 298°
2.8°
7:21 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Fort Collins This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Fort Collins. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Fort Collins because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction West-northwest 301°
0.2°
7:25 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 301°
-0.2°
8:07 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 308°
-7.2°
9:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 320°
-16.2°
9:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 328°
-20.0°
10:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 335°
-23.1°
11:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 351°
-26.7°
12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 7°
-26.9°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Fort Collins, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 62% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fort Collins

Eclipse Visibility From Fort CollinsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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