Chicago 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, Chicago sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 22:13 GMT-6, the Moon 60° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
ChicagoPenumbra begins (P1)
20:07 GMT-6
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
21:43 GMT-6
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
22:13 GMT-6
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
22:42 GMT-6
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
00:18 GMT-6
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
60°
azimuth 122°
Moonrise / moonset
16:13 / 07:42
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Chicago (41.88, -87.63) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data