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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada

Dec 31, 2028 at 12:47 pm
Max View in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 9:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 12:47 pm 0.742 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 2:40 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pangnirtung

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:03 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 North-northwest.
Map direction North-northwest 329°
2.7°
10:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
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 North-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction North-northwest 342°
0.3°
10:32 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset 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 North-northwest 348°
-0.2°
11:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 358°
-0.7°
11:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction North
-0.6°
12:27 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction North-northeast 13°
-0.2°
12:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
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 North-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction North-northeast 13°
-0.2°
12:47 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Pangnirtung This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pangnirtung. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pangnirtung 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 North-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction North-northeast 18°
0.2°
1:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast.
Map direction North-northeast 28°
1.8°
2:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 42°
5.1°

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 Pangnirtung, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pangnirtung

Eclipse Visibility From PangnirtungVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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