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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bolungarvík, Vestfirðir, Iceland

Dec 31, 2028 at 4:52 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bolungarvík
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 2:15 pm
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 4:52 pm 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:40 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bolungarvík

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:03 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North
-0.3°
2:15 pm Sun, Dec 31RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction North 10°
-0.2°
3:07 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction North-northeast 21°
0.9°
4:16 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 36°
3.8°
4:52 pm Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 44°
6.0°
5:27 pm Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 51°
8.4°
6:36 pm Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
14.0°
7:40 pm Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 79°
19.8°

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 Bolungarvík

Eclipse Visibility From BolungarvíkVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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