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July 7, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

Jul 7, 2028 at 6:15 am
Max View in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Begins: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 5:44 am
Maximum: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 6:15 am -0.625 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Jul 7, 2028 at 6:27 am
Duration: 43 minutes

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Location

July 7, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
5:44 am Fri, Jul 7
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-southwest. 		Map direction West-southwest 245°
8.8°
6:15 am Fri, Jul 7
Maximum in Kiritimati This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kiritimati. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kiritimati because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. 		Map direction West-southwest 246°
2.2°
6:27 am Fri, Jul 7 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 246°
-0.2°
7:09 am Fri, Jul 7 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 246°
-10.0°
8:19 am Fri, Jul 7 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 245°
-25.6°
9:30 am Fri, Jul 7 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 240°
-40.7°
10:55 am Fri, Jul 7 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Southwest 228°
-57.4°

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 (Jul 7)

In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Kiritimati Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati

Eclipse Visibility From Kiritimati Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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