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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Aug 28, 2026 at 1:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 10:23 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 1:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Rio de Janeiro

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:23 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 60°
65.7°
11:33 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 17°
75.9°
1:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 302°
66.2°
2:51 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 281°
45.0°
4:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 273°
29.3°

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 Rio de Janeiro. 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 Rio de Janeiro

Eclipse Visibility From Rio de JaneiroVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Rio de Janeiro, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Rio de Janeiro

Other eclipses visible in Rio de Janeiro

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