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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Narsarsuaq, Greenland

Dec 31, 2028 at 3:51 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Narsarsuaq
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 3:44 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 3:51 pm 0.682 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:40 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Narsarsuaq

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:03 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 347°
-5.5°
1:07 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 1°
-6.3°
2:16 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 16°
-5.2°
2:52 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 24°
-3.6°
3:27 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 32°
-1.0°
3:44 pm Sun, Dec 31 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction Northeast 35°
-0.2°
3:51 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Narsarsuaq This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Narsarsuaq. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Narsarsuaq 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 Northeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction Northeast 37°
0.2°
4:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast. 		Map direction Northeast 46°
3.3°
5:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 59°
8.9°

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 Narsarsuaq, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 77% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Narsarsuaq

Eclipse Visibility From Narsarsuaq Visibility Worldwide
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Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

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

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