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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Howland Island, US Minor Outlying Islands

Aug 27, 2026 at 5:54 pm
Near max in Howland Island
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Howland Island
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:50 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:54 pm -0.029 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Howland Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:23 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 110°
-63.5°
2:33 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 103°
-47.5°
4:12 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 99°
-24.2°
5:50 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 98°
-0.2°
5:51 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 98°
0.0°
5:54 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum in Howland Island This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Howland Island. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Howland Island because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 98°
0.4°
7:01 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 99°
16.3°

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

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 Howland Island

Eclipse Visibility From Howland IslandVisibility Worldwide
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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