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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:37 am
Max View in Sofia
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:37 am 0.762 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:50 am
Duration: 2 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Sofia

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 229°
22.2°
5:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 243°
12.0°
6:37 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Sofia This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sofia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sofia because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 254°
1.8°
6:50 am Fri, Aug 28SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 257°
-0.2°
7:12 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-4.6°
8:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-21.9°
10:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-33.7°

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 Sofia. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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