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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Diego, CA, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 6:37 am
Max View in San Diego, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in San Diego, California
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:37 am -0.489 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:51 am
Duration: 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Diego

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:03 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 West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 292°
8.1°
6:37 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in San Diego This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Diego. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Diego because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 296°
2.1°
6:51 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 298°
-0.2°
7:07 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 300°
-3.4°
8:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 310°
-15.0°
8:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 316°
-20.3°
9:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 323°
-25.0°
10:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 338°
-31.8°
11:40 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 354°
-34.9°

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 San Diego, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Diego

Eclipse Visibility From San DiegoVisibility Worldwide
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
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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