August 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center, Santa Rita Municipality, Guam

Aug 17, 2027 at 6:41 pm

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Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center
Begins:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 6:37 pm
Maximum:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 6:41 pm -0.890 Magnitude
Ends:	Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 7:03 pm
Duration:	25 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center

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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
3:24 pm Tue, Aug 17	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	94°	-45.9°
5:13 pm Tue, Aug 17	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	98°	-20.4°
6:38 pm Tue, Aug 17	Rising	Moonrise Rising	102°	-0.2°
6:41 pm Tue, Aug 17		Maximum in War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center 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.	102°	0.5°
7:03 pm Tue, Aug 17		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.	103°	5.2°

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 83% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From War in the Pacific National Historical Park - T. Stell Newman Visitor Center		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 21, 2029 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
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