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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Midway, US Minor Outlying Islands

Aug 27, 2026 at 7:16 pm
Near max in Midway
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Midway
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:13 pm
Maximum: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 7:15 pm -0.338 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 8:01 pm
Duration: 49 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Midway

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:23 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 56°
-60.9°
3:33 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 73°
-47.4°
5:12 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 86°
-26.6°
6:51 pm Thu, Aug 27Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 97°
-5.3°
7:13 pm Thu, Aug 27RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East 100°
-0.2°
7:15 pm Thu, Aug 27
Maximum in Midway This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Midway. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Midway 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 for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East 100°
0.2°
8:01 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 105°
9.5°

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 Midway

Eclipse Visibility From MidwayVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Midway

Other eclipses visible in Midway

Other eclipses worldwide