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February 20, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

Feb 21, 2027 at 1:12 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Begins: Sat, Feb 20, 2027 at 11:12 pm
Maximum: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 1:12 am -0.057 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Feb 21, 2027 at 3:13 am
Duration: 4 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

February 20–21, 2027 — Penumbral 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 (EET) for Sofia.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:12 pm Sat, Feb 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 145°
52.4°
1:12 am Sun, Feb 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 195°
55.7°
3:13 am Sun, Feb 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 235°
42.4°

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 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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