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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada

Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 am
Max View in Aklavik, Northwest Territories
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Aklavik, Northwest Territories
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 12:40 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Aklavik

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 266°
25.9°
8:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 280°
20.1°
9:16 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 295°
14.2°
9:52 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 303°
11.4°
10:27 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 310°
8.8°
11:36 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 325°
4.7°
12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest.
Map direction North-northwest 339°
2.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Aklavik. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Aklavik

Eclipse Visibility From AklavikVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Aklavik, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Aklavik

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