August 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse in Ra’s al Qilā‘, Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:13 am

Near max in Ra’s al Qilā‘

Global Event:	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Ra’s al Qilā‘
Begins:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:23 am
Maximum:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:14 am 0.534 Magnitude
Ends:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:17 am
Duration:	1 hour, 53 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Ra’s al Qilā‘

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
4:23 am Fri, Aug 28		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	243°	21.8°
5:33 am Fri, Aug 28		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.	253°	8.1°
6:14 am Fri, Aug 28		Maximum in Ra’s al Qilā‘ This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ra’s al Qilā‘. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ra’s al Qilā‘ 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.	258°	0.2°
6:17 am Fri, Aug 28	Setting	Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.	259°	-0.2°
7:12 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	265°	-12.4°
8:51 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	278°	-33.0°
10:01 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	289°	-47.1°

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

In the past, this day was cloudy 20% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Ra’s al Qilā‘		Visibility Worldwide
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Ra’s al Qilā‘, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.