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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station)

Aug 28, 2026 at 4:12 pm
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in South Pole
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 1:23 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:12 pm 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — South Pole

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in South Pole. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZST) for South Pole.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:23 pm Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest.
Map direction North-northwest 337°
9.1°
2:33 pm Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 320°
8.9°
4:12 pm Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 296°
8.5°
5:51 pm Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 272°
8.1°
7:01 pm Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 255°
7.8°

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

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from South Pole. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in South Pole

Eclipse Visibility From South PoleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in South Pole, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in South Pole

Other eclipses visible in South Pole

Other eclipses worldwide