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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rose Island, Rose Atoll, American Samoa

Dec 31, 2028 at 5:46 am
Near max in Rose Island
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rose Island
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 3:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:47 am 1.241 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:49 am
Duration: 2 hours, 46 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rose Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 311°
32.1°
4:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 302°
20.2°
5:16 am 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 West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 296°
6.3°
5:47 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Rose Island This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Rose Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Rose Island 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 294°
0.2°
5:49 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 294°
-0.2°
5:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 294°
-0.6°
6:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 292°
-8.9°
7:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 289°
-23.8°
8:40 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 288°
-37.8°

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 Rose Island

Eclipse Visibility From Rose IslandVisibility Worldwide
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Rose Island

Next annular eclipse visible in Rose Island

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