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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — District de Papetoai, French Polynesia

Aug 27, 2026 at 6:12 pm
Max View in District de Papetoai
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in District de Papetoai
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:47 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:12 pm 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:01 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 14 minutes

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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — District de Papetoai

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:23 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 113°
-32.3°
4:33 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 106°
-17.3°
5:47 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 99°
-0.2°
6:12 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 97°
5.1°
7:51 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 90°
27.8°
9:01 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 84°
44.0°

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 District de Papetoai

Eclipse Visibility From District de PapetoaiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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