February 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sydneys Dale, Christmas Island, Christmas Island

Feb 21, 2027 at 5:57 am

Near max in Sydneys Dale

Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sydneys Dale, Christmas Island
Begins:	Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 4:12 am
Maximum:	Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 5:58 am -0.073 Magnitude
Ends:	Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 6:01 am
Duration:	1 hour, 49 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

February 21, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sydneys Dale

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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
4:12 am Sun, Feb 21		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	286°	24.3°
5:58 am Sun, Feb 21		Maximum in Sydneys Dale This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sydneys Dale. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sydneys Dale 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 for the best view of the eclipse.	280°	0.2°
6:01 am Sun, Feb 21	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.	280°	-0.2°
6:12 am Sun, Feb 21	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	279°	-3.3°
8:13 am Sun, Feb 21	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	274°	-31.7°

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 69% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Sydneys Dale		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 2028 Total Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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