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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pituffik, Greenland (Thule Air Base)

Dec 31, 2028 at 12:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Pituffik
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 10:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 12:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 3:40 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pituffik

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
10:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction Northwest 325°
11.8°
11:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction North-northwest 339°
10.0°
12:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 		Map direction North 355°
9.1°
12:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 		Map direction North 3°
9.0°
1:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North. 		Map direction North 11°
9.2°
2:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction North-northeast 26°
10.3°
3:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northeast 40°
12.2°

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

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 71% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pituffik

Eclipse Visibility From Pituffik Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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