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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Station Nord, Greenland

Dec 31, 2028 at 4:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Station Nord
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 2:03 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:40 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 — Station Nord

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:03 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction North-northeast 14°
14.6°
3:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction North-northeast 28°
15.3°
4:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction Northeast 44°
16.6°
4:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction Northeast 52°
17.5°
5:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 61°
18.5°
6:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-northeast 77°
20.7°
7:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East 92°
22.8°

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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 Station Nord. 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 59% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Station Nord

Eclipse Visibility From Station Nord Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Station Nord, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Station Nord

Other eclipses visible in Station Nord

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