February 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area, Iowa, USA

Feb 20, 2027 at 5:45 pm

Near max in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area

Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area, Iowa
Begins:	Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 5:41 pm
Maximum:	Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 5:44 pm -0.136 Magnitude
Ends:	Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 7:13 pm
Duration:	1 hour, 32 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

February 20, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area

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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
3:12 pm Sat, Feb 20	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	48°	-23.4°
5:12 pm Sat, Feb 20	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	71°	-5.6°
5:41 pm Sat, Feb 20	Rising	Moonrise Rising	76°	-0.2°
5:44 pm Sat, Feb 20		Maximum in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area 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-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.	77°	0.2°
7:13 pm Sat, Feb 20		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	92°	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.

In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife Management Area		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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