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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Walla Walla, WA, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:28 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Walla Walla, Washington
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:28 am 0.324 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:40 am
Duration: 1 hour, 36 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Walla Walla

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

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 289°
13.7°
7:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. 		Map direction West-northwest 299°
4.0°
7:28 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Walla Walla This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Walla Walla. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Walla Walla because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction West-northwest 302°
1.2°
7:40 am Sun, Dec 31 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction Northwest 304°
-0.2°
8:16 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northwest 311°
-5.6°
8:52 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northwest 317°
-9.9°
9:27 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 324°
-13.7°
10:36 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 339°
-19.1°
11:40 am Sun, Dec 31 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North 354°
-21.6°

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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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Walla Walla, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 31)

In the past, this day was cloudy 91% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Walla Walla

Eclipse Visibility From Walla Walla Visibility Worldwide
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 Partial Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Jan 14, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse

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