San Francisco 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 31 Dec 2028, San Francisco sees the partial phases until the Moon sets at 07:27 GMT-8, with maximum at 08:51 GMT-8, the Moon -13° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
San FranciscoPenumbra begins (P1)
06:03 GMT-8
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
07:07 GMT-8
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
08:15 GMT-8
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
08:51 GMT-8
1h 12m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
09:28 GMT-8
Partial ends (U4)
10:36 GMT-8
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
11:40 GMT-8
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-13°
azimuth 314°
Moonrise / moonset
16:12 / 07:27
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 north-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 · San Francisco (37.77, -122.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data