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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Silver City Draw, New Mexico, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:11 am
Near max in Silver City Draw
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Silver City Draw, New Mexico
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:12 am -0.897 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:14 am
Duration: 11 minutes

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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Silver City Draw

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-northwest 296°
1.5°
7:12 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Silver City Draw This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Silver City Draw. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Silver City Draw 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 297°
0.2°
7:14 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 298°
-0.2°
8:07 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 305°
-10.0°
9:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 316°
-20.6°
9:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 323°
-25.2°
10:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 330°
-29.2°
11:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 347°
-34.2°
12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North
-35.2°

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 Silver City Draw

Eclipse Visibility From Silver City DrawVisibility 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
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Silver City Draw

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