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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Aug 27, 2026 at 6:42 pm
Max View in Taiohae, Marquesas Islands
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taiohae, Marquesas Islands
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:41 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:42 pm 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:31 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 51 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:53 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-25.7°
5:03 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 101°
-9.5°
5:41 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East 99°
-0.2°
6:42 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 97°
13.9°
8:21 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 94°
37.6°
9:31 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 92°
54.5°

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 Taiohae. 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 Taiohae

Eclipse Visibility From TaiohaeVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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