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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Billings, MT, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:54 am
Max View in Billings, Montana
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Billings, Montana
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:54 am -0.216 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:58 am
Duration: 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Billings

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
7:03 am Sun, Dec 31
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-northwest. 		Map direction West-northwest 295°
7.3°
7:54 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Billings This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Billings. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Billings 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 Northwest for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction Northwest 303°
0.3°
7:58 am Sun, Dec 31 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction Northwest 304°
-0.2°
8:07 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northwest 306°
-1.2°
9:16 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northwest 318°
-10.7°
9:52 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northwest 325°
-14.3°
10:27 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 333°
-17.4°
11:36 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North 348°
-21.2°
12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North 3°
-22.0°

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 Billings, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. 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 (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 83% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Billings

Eclipse Visibility From Billings Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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