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February 21, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka (Kotte)

Feb 21, 2027 at 4:42 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Begins: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 2:42 am
Maximum: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 4:42 am -0.057 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 6:29 am
Duration: 3 hours, 47 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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February 21, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:42 am Sun, Feb 21
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 278°
53.6°
4:42 am Sun, Feb 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 277°
24.6°
6:29 am Sun, Feb 21SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 279°
-0.2°
6:43 am Sun, Feb 21Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-4.0°

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 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Eclipse Visibility From Sri Jayawardenepura KotteVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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