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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati

Jan 12, 2028 at 6:53 pm
Max View in Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Kanton Island, Phoenix Islands
Begins: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 6:44 pm
Maximum: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 6:53 pm -0.659 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 7:18 pm
Duration: 34 minutes

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January 12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kanton Island

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:07 pm Wed, Jan 12 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 58°
-47.6°
4:45 pm Wed, Jan 12 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 65°
-27.2°
5:13 pm Wed, Jan 12 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 66°
-21.1°
5:41 pm Wed, Jan 12 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 67°
-15.0°
6:44 pm Wed, Jan 12 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 67°
-0.2°
6:53 pm Wed, Jan 12
Maximum in Kanton Island This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kanton Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kanton Island because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 67°
1.4°
7:18 pm Wed, Jan 12
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 66°
6.7°

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.

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 (Jan 12)

In the past, this day was cloudy 66% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

853 Days 8 Hrs 30 Mins 43 Secs

Kanton Island Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kanton Island

Eclipse Visibility From Kanton Island Visibility Worldwide
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse
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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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