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January 11, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Boston, MA, USA

Jan 11, 2028 at 11:13 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Boston, Massachusetts
Begins: Tue, Jan 11, 2028 at 9:07 pm
Maximum: Tue, Jan 11, 2028 at 11:13 pm 0.066 Magnitude
Ends: Wed, Jan 12, 2028 at 1:18 am
Duration: 4 hours, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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January 11–12, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Boston

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:07 pm Tue, Jan 11
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 107°
51.0°
10:45 pm Tue, Jan 11
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 139°
65.5°
11:13 pm Tue, Jan 11
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 153°
68.3°
11:41 pm Tue, Jan 11
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 170°
69.7°
1:18 am Wed, Jan 12
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 226°
63.5°

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

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Boston. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Boston

Eclipse Visibility From BostonVisibility 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 Boston, or the path map image for global details.

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