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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa

Aug 28, 2026 at 7:05 am
Near max in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:05 am 0.922 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 7:08 am
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EAT) for Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands).

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 285°
26.8°
5:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 272°
15.1°
7:05 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands) This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Marion Island (Prince Edward 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 256°
0.2°
7:08 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 256°
-0.2°
7:12 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 255°
-0.8°
8:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 237°
-16.8°
10:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 222°
-25.8°

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 Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). 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 Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

Eclipse Visibility From Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)Visibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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