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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Long Beach, CA, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:55 am
Near max in Long Beach
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Long Beach, California
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:56 am -0.184 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:58 am
Duration: 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Long Beach

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-northwest 291°
9.3°
6:56 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Long Beach This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Long Beach. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Long Beach 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 West-northwest for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction West-northwest 298°
0.2°
6:58 am Sun, Dec 31 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-northwest 298°
-0.2°
7:07 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 299°
-1.5°
8:16 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northwest 309°
-13.7°
8:52 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northwest 315°
-18.9°
9:27 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 322°
-23.6°
10:36 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 337°
-30.5°
11:40 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North 353°
-33.7°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Long Beach, 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 58% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Long Beach

Eclipse Visibility From Long Beach Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Dec 31, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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