# Total Lunar Eclipse of December 31, 2028

A rare New Year's Eve total lunar eclipse that is fully visible across eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, with western North America catching only the beginning as the Moon sets.

**Date:** 2028-12-31
**Type:** lunar-eclipse
**Visibility:** Visible setting over western North America (Alaska, western Canada and the western US) in the pre-dawn hours; not visible from the eastern US or eastern Canada, where the Moon sets before the eclipse begins.
A rare New Year's Eve total lunar eclipse that is fully visible across eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, with western North America catching only the beginning as the Moon sets.

**Best viewing tip:** West Coast and Alaska observers should look low on the western horizon before dawn; everyone east of the Rockies will miss it as the Moon sets first.

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