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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cotonou, Benin

Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Cotonou
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 2:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:49 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cotonou

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Cotonou. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WAT) for Cotonou.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 236°
60.1°
3:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 249°
45.0°
5:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 257°
22.0°
6:49 am Fri, Aug 28SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 261°
-0.2°
6:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 261°
-0.8°
8:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-18.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Cotonou. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cotonou

Eclipse Visibility From CotonouVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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