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February 20, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Feb 21, 2027 at 1:12 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Fairfield
Begins: Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 11:12 pm
Maximum: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 1:12 am -0.057 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 3:13 am
Duration: 4 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 20–21, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:12 pm Sat, Feb 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northeast 24°
44.0°
1:12 am Sun, Feb 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 343°
46.4°
3:13 am Sun, Feb 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 309°
32.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fairfield

Eclipse Visibility From FairfieldVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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