August 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pico da Atalaia, Madeira, Portugal

Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am

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Global Event:	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Pico da Atalaia
Begins:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 2:23 am
Maximum:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:47 am
Duration:	5 hours, 24 minutes
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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pico da Atalaia

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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
2:23 am Fri, Aug 28		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	189°	48.8°
3:33 am Fri, Aug 28		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	212°	43.7°
5:12 am Fri, Aug 28		Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.	236°	29.1°
6:51 am Fri, Aug 28		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.	252°	10.5°
7:47 am Fri, Aug 28	Setting	Moonset Setting	259°	-0.2°
8:01 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	261°	-3.5°

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 58% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Pico da Atalaia		Visibility Worldwide
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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