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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fairbanks, AK, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:52 am
Max View in Fairbanks, Alaska
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Fairbanks, Alaska
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 5:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 10:40 am
Duration: 5 hours, 36 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fairbanks

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Fairbanks. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (AKST) for Fairbanks.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 256°
31.4°
6:07 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 270°
24.8°
7:16 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 285°
17.8°
7:52 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 292°
14.3°
8:27 am Sun, Dec 31
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 300°
11.0°
9:36 am Sun, Dec 31
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 314°
5.3°
10:40 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction North-northwest 327°
1.4°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Fairbanks. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fairbanks

Eclipse Visibility From FairbanksVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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