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August 16, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage, AK, USA

Aug 16, 2027 at 11:13 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Anchorage, Alaska
Begins: Mon, Aug 16, 2027 at 9:36 pm
Maximum: Mon, Aug 16, 2027 at 11:13 pm -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 1:03 am
Duration: 3 hours, 26 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 16–17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:24 pm Mon, Aug 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 114°
-1.3°
9:36 pm Mon, Aug 16RisingMoonrise 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 117°
-0.2°
11:13 pm Mon, Aug 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 138°
8.5°
1:03 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 164°
15.0°

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 Anchorage

Eclipse Visibility From AnchorageVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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