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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Amazon Basin, Brazil

Aug 17, 2027 at 3:13 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Amazon Basin
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 1:24 am
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 3:13 am -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 5:03 am
Duration: 3 hours, 39 minutes

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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Amazon Basin

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 242°
66.1°
3:13 am Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 255°
40.9°
5:03 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 258°
14.9°

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 Amazon Basin

Eclipse Visibility From Amazon BasinVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Amazon Basin, or the path map image for global details.

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