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February 20, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Cotonou, Benin

Feb 21, 2027 at 12:12 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Cotonou
Begins: Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 10:12 pm
Maximum: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 12:12 am -0.057 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 2:13 am
Duration: 4 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 20–21, 2027 — Penumbral 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
10:12 pm Sat, Feb 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 81°
48.3°
12:12 am Sun, Feb 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 73°
77.1°
2:13 am Sun, Feb 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 280°
72.8°

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 penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


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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