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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:02 pm
Near max in Chatham Islands
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Chatham Islands, Chatham Islands
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:58 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:01 pm 0.467 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:46 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Chatham Islands

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:08 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction South-southeast 150°
-32.0°
3:18 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 133°
-24.7°
4:57 pm Fri, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 113°
-10.7°
5:58 pm Fri, Aug 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 102°
-0.2°
6:01 pm Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Chatham Islands This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Chatham Islands. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Chatham Islands because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 102°
0.2°
6:36 pm Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East.
Map direction East 96°
5.8°
7:46 pm Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 83°
17.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Chatham Islands

Eclipse Visibility From Chatham IslandsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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