San Francisco 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 12 Jan 2028, San Francisco sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 20:13 GMT-8, the Moon 35° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
San FranciscoPenumbra begins (P1)
18:07 GMT-8
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
19:43 GMT-8
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
20:13 GMT-8
3% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
20:42 GMT-8
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
22:18 GMT-8
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
35°
azimuth 88°
Moonrise / moonset
16:54 / 07:54
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · San Francisco (37.77, -122.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data