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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Manene Hill, Southern Region, Malawi

Aug 28, 2026 at 5:37 am
Max View in Manene Hill
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Manene Hill
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:37 am 0.762 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:47 am
Duration: 2 hours, 23 minutes

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Location

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Manene Hill

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 268°
32.7°
4:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 264°
16.3°
5:37 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Manene Hill This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Manene Hill. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Manene Hill because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 260°
1.8°
5:47 am Fri, Aug 28SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West 260°
-0.2°
6:12 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 258°
-6.7°
7:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-29.0°
9:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-43.9°

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 Manene Hill

Eclipse Visibility From Manene HillVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Manene Hill, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Manene Hill

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