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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sacramento, CA, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:23 am
Near max in Sacramento
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Sacramento, California
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:23 am 0.247 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:26 am
Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sacramento

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 288°
13.4°
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 297°
2.5°
7:23 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Sacramento This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sacramento. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sacramento 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 300°
0.2°
7:26 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 West-northwest 300°
-0.2°
8:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 308°
-8.6°
8:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 314°
-13.7°
9:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 321°
-18.2°
10:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 335°
-25.1°
11:40 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 350°
-28.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sacramento

Eclipse Visibility From SacramentoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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