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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Bethel, AK, USA

Aug 27, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Max View in Bethel, Alaska
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Bethel, Alaska
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:56 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 10:00 pm -0.126 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Bethel

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:23 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 48°
-31.9°
6:33 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-24.8°
8:12 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 87°
-13.2°
9:51 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 107°
-0.6°
9:56 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 108°
-0.2°
10:00 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum in Bethel This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Bethel. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Bethel 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 109°
0.2°
11:01 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 122°
6.5°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

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 Bethel

Eclipse Visibility From BethelVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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