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December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tempe, AZ, USA

Dec 31, 2028 at 7:28 am
Near max in Tempe
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Tempe, Arizona
Begins: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:03 am
Maximum: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:29 am -0.618 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Dec 31, 2028 at 7:31 am
Duration: 28 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 31, 2028 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tempe

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:03 am Sun, Dec 31
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 294°
4.4°
7:29 am Sun, Dec 31
Maximum in Tempe This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Tempe. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Tempe 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 298°
0.2°
7:31 am Sun, Dec 31SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 298°
-0.2°
8:07 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 303°
-7.0°
9:16 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northwest 314°
-17.8°
9:52 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northwest 320°
-22.7°
10:27 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 328°
-26.9°
11:36 am Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 344°
-32.5°
12:40 pm Sun, Dec 31Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North
-34.3°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Tempe, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tempe

Eclipse Visibility From TempeVisibility 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
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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