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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:14 pm
Near max in Fox Glacier
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Fox Glacier
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:10 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:13 pm -0.311 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Duration: 51 minutes

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Fox Glacier

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:23 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction South-southeast 165°
-36.2°
2:33 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 146°
-31.4°
4:12 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 123°
-19.5°
5:51 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-3.9°
6:10 pm Fri, Aug 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 102°
-0.2°
6:13 pm Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Fox Glacier This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Fox Glacier. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Fox Glacier 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-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 101°
0.2°
7:01 pm Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 93°
8.1°

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 Fox Glacier

Eclipse Visibility From Fox GlacierVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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