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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Richmond, New Zealand

Aug 17, 2027 at 7:13 pm
Max View in Richmond, Tasman
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Richmond, Tasman
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 5:41 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, 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Richmond

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:24 pm Tue, Aug 17Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 109°
-3.5°
5:41 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 106°
-0.2°
7:13 pm Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 92°
15.6°
9:03 pm Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 72°
35.2°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Richmond

Eclipse Visibility From RichmondVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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