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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — 43°29'06.4"S, 172°39'24.1"E

Aug 17, 2027 at 7:13 pm
Max View in 43°29'06.4"S, 172°39'24.1"E
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in 43°29'06.4"S, 172°39'24.1"E
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 5:39 pm
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 7:13 pm -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 9:03 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 23 minutes

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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — 43°29'06.4"S, 172°39'24.1"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:24 pm Tue, Aug 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 110°
-2.8°
5:39 pm Tue, Aug 17RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 107°
-0.2°
7:13 pm Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 91°
15.3°
9:03 pm Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 71°
34.2°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


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