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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"W

Aug 27, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Max View in 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"W
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"W
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:34 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:12 pm 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:01 am
Duration: 4 hours, 28 minutes

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August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"W

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:23 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 92°
-14.1°
7:33 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 102°
-0.2°
7:34 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise 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 102°
-0.2°
9:12 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 118°
17.0°
10:51 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 139°
32.0°
12:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 157°
39.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"W

Eclipse Visibility From 38°52'15.8"N, 121°04'37.1"WVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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