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Anchorage 🇺🇸 — total lunar eclipse

On 31 Dec 2028, Anchorage sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 07:51 GMT-9, the Moon 14° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Anchorage
Penumbra begins (P1)
05:03 GMT-9
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
06:07 GMT-9
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
07:15 GMT-9
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
07:51 GMT-9
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
08:28 GMT-9
Partial ends (U4)
09:36 GMT-9
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
10:40 GMT-9
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
14°
azimuth 292°
Moonrise / moonset
14:39 / 10:30
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe

Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the west — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →

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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Anchorage (61.22, -149.90) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data