August 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Vaufakalava, Vava‘u, Tonga

Aug 17, 2027 at 8:13 pm

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Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Vaufakalava
Begins:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 6:24 pm
Maximum:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 8:13 pm -0.526 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 10:03 pm
Duration:	3 hours, 39 minutes
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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Vaufakalava

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
6:24 pm Tue, Aug 17	Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.	102°	1.1°
8:13 pm Tue, Aug 17	Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.	94°	25.6°
10:03 pm Tue, Aug 17	Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	86°	50.9°

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 63% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Vaufakalava		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
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