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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cruz Bay, US Virgin Islands (Saint John)

Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Cruz Bay
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Cruz Bay

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:23 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 120°
38.6°
10:33 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 135°
51.6°
12:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 176°
61.9°
1:51 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 220°
54.4°
3:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 238°
42.1°

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 Cruz Bay. 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 Cruz Bay

Eclipse Visibility From Cruz BayVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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