January 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, Palmyra Atoll, US Minor Outlying Islands

Jan 11, 2028 at 5:53 pm

Near max in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Global Event:	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
Begins:	Tue, Jan 11, 2028 at 5:49 pm
Maximum:	Tue, Jan 11, 2028 at 5:52 pm -0.063 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Jan 11, 2028 at 7:18 pm
Duration:	1 hour, 29 minutes
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January 11, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
3:07 pm Tue, Jan 11	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	56°	-35.0°
4:45 pm Tue, Jan 11	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	64°	-14.9°
5:13 pm Tue, Jan 11	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	66°	-8.8°
5:41 pm Tue, Jan 11	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	67°	-1.8°
5:49 pm Tue, Jan 11	Rising	Moonrise Rising	67°	-0.2°
5:52 pm Tue, Jan 11		Maximum in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.	67°	0.3°
7:18 pm Tue, Jan 11		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	68°	18.9°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 81% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 6, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
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