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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Dec 31, 2028 at 8:10 am
Max View in Vancouver, British Columbia
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Vancouver, British Columbia
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 6:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:10 am 0.921 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 8:14 am
Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vancouver

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 284°
17.7°
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 295°
8.2°
8:10 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Vancouver This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Vancouver. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Vancouver 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 Northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Northwest 306°
0.2°
8:14 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 Northwest 307°
-0.2°
8:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 307°
-0.5°
8:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 314°
-5.4°
9:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 321°
-9.2°
10:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 335°
-14.9°
11:40 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North 349°
-18.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vancouver

Eclipse Visibility From VancouverVisibility Worldwide
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
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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